Holy Cross Monastery
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Holy Cross Monastery is one of five houses of the Order of the Holy Cross, a Benedictine monastic community for men within the Episcopal/Anglican Church founded in 1884. In addition to Holy Cross Monastery, priories are located in Berkeley, California and Toronto, Ontario. There are monasteries in Santa Barbara, California, and Cape Coast in Ghana (West Africa). The Monastery is located on the Hudson River in West Park, NY, just south of the Payne property. Each local community adapts the monastic life to contemporary conditions and local needs and may include a variety of ministries and works by which it supports itself.
Holy Cross Monastery buildings consist of two guest houses, a refectory, the monastic enclosure and the monastery church of St. Augustine. The buildings are historicsites on the National Historic Register.
The Order of the Holy Cross is an Anglican monastic community within the Benedictine tradition. The Order was founded in 1884 by the Rev. James O.S. Huntington and is comprised of five houses in the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
The monks live in community under the three-fold vow of obedience, stability, and conversion to the monastic way of life as stated in the Rule of St Benedict. Their life in community also reflects the Rule of their founder, Father Huntington. Daily life includes monastic offices and a daily eucharist and attempts to provide stability through a balance of work, recreation, prayer and study.
Each House has a different emphasis of ministry, but prayer through the daily offices, the Eucharist, and private devotion is the centerpiece of their activity. The Associates of Holy Cross are men and women seeking to live a devout life in the world. They follow a Rule of Life, and assist the Order both ministerially and financially.
Ministry and Work The principal work of the monastery is in guest ministry through scheduled retreats for guests throughout the year, as well as providing space for individual and group retreats.
Enterprises The monastery operates several enterprises including Holy Cross Incense, Holy Cross Publications, and the Monk's Cell gift and book shop.
Holy Cross Monastery buildings consist of two guest houses, a refectory, the monastic enclosure and the monastery church of St. Augustine. The buildings are historicsites on the National Historic Register.
The Order of the Holy Cross is an Anglican monastic community within the Benedictine tradition. The Order was founded in 1884 by the Rev. James O.S. Huntington and is comprised of five houses in the United States, Canada, and South Africa.
The monks live in community under the three-fold vow of obedience, stability, and conversion to the monastic way of life as stated in the Rule of St Benedict. Their life in community also reflects the Rule of their founder, Father Huntington. Daily life includes monastic offices and a daily eucharist and attempts to provide stability through a balance of work, recreation, prayer and study.
Each House has a different emphasis of ministry, but prayer through the daily offices, the Eucharist, and private devotion is the centerpiece of their activity. The Associates of Holy Cross are men and women seeking to live a devout life in the world. They follow a Rule of Life, and assist the Order both ministerially and financially.
Ministry and Work The principal work of the monastery is in guest ministry through scheduled retreats for guests throughout the year, as well as providing space for individual and group retreats.
Enterprises The monastery operates several enterprises including Holy Cross Incense, Holy Cross Publications, and the Monk's Cell gift and book shop.
