Very confused experience, they call themselves Catholic, but you won’t find in their mass follows the structure of the traditional Catholic Church ( not kneeling at all, not the Creed Prayer, St Micheal, not rites, etc) You won’t find one single Crucifix or image of our Divine Mother anywhere, the images of the stations of the cross, it feels like you are in a empty Protestant Church honestly without a place to kneel, pray or workship, the monks don’t even wore themselves a Rosary or a Crucifix, the cross in the barn is surrounded by the rainbow colors?? What does this mean? 🤨 The homily was kind of “Woke” with messages against the Patriarchy… and the welcoming to very one to heaven without any work by our part. Some of my relatives are not even Catholic and they received the Host, which I found sacrilegious, they just give the body of Christ to everyone. I felt very uncomfortable the whole Mass honestly, I don’t understand why they call themselves Catholics? Just my personal experience as a devoted Catholic, I won’t be going...
   Read moreBeen coming here for years, and have been here several times for retreat. The Benedictine monks are a great group of guys and Weston Priory is best known probably for its wonderful, humble, and simple liturgical music with the simplicity of the guitar and monks singing in the background. The monks don't offer formal one-on-one spiritual direction or support but their philosophy is that their music speaks loudly for itself and provides spiritual direction in itself. The monastery and grounds are very peaceful and serene and are wonderful places to recharge your inner spiritual soulful batteries. The monks welcome everyone as Christ. Located pretty close to the town of Weston which offers plenty of opportunities for good shopping and exploring. Would highly recommend and if you get a chance to listen and explore their music on Amazon Music, or Spotify, would...
   Read moreWeston Priory is tucked away in the Green Mountains of Vermont and is close to many ski resorts but I came here for the quiet and beautiful scenery which surrounds the monastery. The Brothers who live here care for the land and welcome any one to visit and join them in prayer and song. They live by the rule of Saint Benedict and while they are not cloistered they do have a strong prayer life. They make maple syrup and sell apples along with their music which you can buy in the gift shop.only ask that people are res They only ask that people are respectful of the surroundings and in keeping with their hours of prayer. It is that rarest of good things...
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