HOLY CROSS MONASTERY

BENEDICTINE MONKS AND OBLATES

521 COUNTY ROAD 2575 WOODVILLE, TEXAS 75979-2306
Telephone: (409) 899 3554
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Holy Cross Monastery is a §501(c)(3) organization under the Federal Tax Code. Your donations are tax-deductible.

 

Love as we have been loved. John 14:15-16,23-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be Christ. John 17:20-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make all things new. John 13:1,31-33,34-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

On April 26, Doretta Remy became an Oblate of our monastic community. She chose the name Hildegard as her patron. Please keep her in prayer as she follows the way of St Benedict.

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Christ appears to Magdalen, by Fra’ Angelico, 1387-1455, Museo S. Marco, Florence, Italy

 

We wish you and all your families a most blessed Easter! May the glory of the risen Christ be yours always!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Saturday, September 21st, Jay Mueller made his final Oblation, as a member of the Monastery. Please keep him in prayer as he lives the Benedictine charism in his life.

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On Saturday, July 20th, Jack Baugus of Newton became an Oblate Novice of the Monastery. Please pray for him as he discerns his path as a follower of St. Benedict in our Community.

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Bishop Timothy Senior, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

 

 

 

 

 

 

This article (click on image) by Jane McBride about the Monastery was published in the December, 2015 VIP Magazine of the Beaumont Enterprise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions or are interested in the Oblate program, click here for a brochure of the Oblate program or write to us. We usually meet on the third Saturday of the month, from approximately 11:30 am until 2:30 pm. Oblate Spring is a website of resources to answer your initial questions about oblate monasticism. A helpful feature is the page devoted to Benedictine Oblate Newsletters & Programs. The Oblate Spring website also includes The Oblate Blog.

 

 

 

 

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