Welcome to the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux

For over 900 years, Cistercian abbeys around the world are oases of prayer, work, beauty, silence and light – a place to dwell and delve deeper to the heart of Christ. For us who make the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux our home, we invite you to come away a while and share in this oasis and we pray you carry with you that beauty, serenity and light you experience here back into our world. 

Fr. Thomas 90th Birthday Benefit Dinner

A benefit dinner in honor of Abbot Emeritus Thomas X. Davis on the occasion of his 90th birthday will be held at the Sutter Club in Sacramento on November 11, 5 PM.  Join us!

 

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MONASTIC EXPERIENCE WEEK

OCTOBER 9-13, 2023

Registration for this event is now closed.  Please, check this space for Monastic Experience Week opportunities in the near future!

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Join Us For Montastic Experience Weekend

APRIL 28 – MAY 1, 2023

We invite young, single, Catholic men (ages 18-35) to experience a weekend here at the Abbey of New Clairvaux. Full room and board in our guesthouse (meals included) with no required fees. Experience the monastic rhythm of prayer, sacred reading and manual work. See weekend schedule for more details. To register, please complete this webform.

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Friday, April 28

Arrival in the afternoon

5:00 p.m. Welcome / Orientation

5:45: VESPERS

6:15-7:00 – Supper (all meals in St. Luke’s Dining EXCEPT Sunday noon meal)

7:35: COMPLINE
8:00 – GRAND SILENCE

Saturday
3:30 AM: VIGILS (Optional)
Breakfast anytime between 4:00-9:00 AM
6:30:  LAUDS

7:00 EUCHARIST
8:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast

9:05: TERCE
9:15:  Conference (meet in Guest Library)
12 noon: SEXT
12:25 – 1:00 – Noon meal in St. Luke’s Dining Room

1:00 – 1:55 – Siesta
2:00 – NONE (mid-afternoon prayer in Church)

2:15 – 4:15 – Manual Labor

4:15 – End of Work
5:45 – VESPERS
6:15 – Supper in St. Luke’s Dining Room with Novice Director

7:35 – COMPLINE

8:00 – GRAND SILENCE

Sunday
3:30 AM: VIGILS (Optional)
7:00: LAUDS

7:30 – Abbot’s Chapter Talk
8:00- 9:00: Breakfast

10:30: SUNDAY EUCHARIST
12:15: Noon meal with Monks (meet in Church)
Departure Sunday afternoon or Monday morning
5:45: VESPERS

6:15 – Supper
7:35: COMPLINE
8:00 – GRAND SILENCE

Monday
Regular Weekday Prayer Schedule & Departure in morning for those remaining.

Program Director is available for individual meetings any day during the weekend: those interested may sign up to make an appointment time.

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