Saint Joseph's Abbey | A community of Trappist monks living a contemplative life of prayer and work

Retreats at St. Joseph’s Abbey

Our New Abbot

Contacting or Visiting the Abbey

The Cloud of Unknowing

Abbey Diary

Our Day

Our History

Monastic Experience Weekends

We Live by the Work of Our Hands

Becoming a Monk

Meet a Monk

Our Chant

Support the Abbey

Saint Joseph's Abbey

Retreats at St. Joseph’s Abbey

The Abbey Retreat House will be closed until further notice. In order to protect the health of our retreatants and as well as our monks, all retreats are cancelled until the pandemic has subsided.

Our New Abbot

Dom Vincent

Contacting or Visiting the Abbey

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Abbey Church and Retreat House remain closed until further notice. Those who love the beauty of our setting or miss praying in church may walk in the areas in front of the church entrance but should not enter the areas of the enclosure. We send our prayers and blessings to all our guests.

The Abbey Gift Shop will reopen on Thursday, September 24. The revised schedule will be Thursday through Saturday from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM. We will return to regular hours of operation when the pandemic is sufficiently under control. Masks are required for anyone entering the Gift Shop.

The Cloud of Unknowing

A conceptual documentary film about our monastery.

Abbey Diary

Daily reflections from the cloister

Our Day

An ordinary day in the life of a monk.

Our History

At the crest of a steeply sloping hill blanketed in oak, maple and pine, but bared in part by farmed meadows and broad pasturelands, rests Saint Joseph’s Abbey.

Monastic Experience Weekends

Because of the pandemic all Monastic Experience Weekends are cancelled until further notice.

We Live by the Work of Our Hands

SPENCER BREWERY
THE HOLY ROOD GUILD
TRAPPIST PRESERVES

Becoming a Monk

It takes time, prayer and patience but once I get in touch with this deep down place of my desire, everything will be changed, transformed. I will want to follow and pursue what I love with my whole heart, with all my strength.

Meet a Monk

Brother Mikah

Our Chant

Here at Spencer, traditional Gregorian chant predominates in both the Divine Office and the Mass.

Support the Abbey

167 North Spencer Road • Spencer, MA 01562 • 508.885.8700