Category: Divine Providence

The Litanies of Divine Providence

July 8, 2018

Early in December 2015, Dom Benedict asked me if I would translate from the Latin the beautiful Litanies of Divine Providence found at the end...

Like a father to the whole community (XXXI)

July 8, 2018

CHAPTER XXXI. What kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery is to be 8 Mar. 8 July. 7 Nov. Let there be chosen out...

Divine Providence for Families

May 21, 2016

Two of our Oblate families currently face housing difficulties. Last evening, we began, for this intention, a novena consisting of the Litanies of Divine Providence....

The Litanies of Divine Providence

December 4, 2015

Last evening, Dom Benedict asked me if I would translate from the Latin the beautiful Litanies of Divine Providence found at the end of a...

Sleepless in Stamullen

September 3, 2013

Last Night Last night I found myself lying awake. Not good. I was worrying about — you guessed it — finances. There are bills to...

Situated amidst pasture land and forest in the eastern reaches of County Meath, Silverstream Priory was founded in 2012 at the invitation of the Most Reverend Michael Smith, Bishop of Meath, and canonically erected as an autonomous monastery of diocesan right on 25 February 2017. The property belonged, from the early 15th century, to the Preston family, premier Viscounts of Ireland and Lords of Gormanston. In 1843 Thomas Preston (1817-1903), son of Jenico Preston, the 12th Viscount (1775-1860), built what today is Silverstream Priory. Silverstream Priory is a providential realisation of the cherished project of Abbot Celestino Maria Colombo, O.S.B. (1874–1935), who, following the impetus given by Catherine–Mectilde de Bar in the 17th century, sought to establish a house of Benedictine monks committed to ceaseless prayer before the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar in a spirit of reparation. The community of Silverstream Priory holding to the use of Latin and Gregorian Chant, celebrate the Divine Office in its traditional Benedictine form and Holy Mass in the “Usus Antiquior” of the Roman Rite. Praying and working in the enclosure of the monastery, the monks of Silverstream keep at heart the sanctification of priests labouring in the vineyard of the Lord. They undertake various works compatible with their monastic vocation, notably the development of the land and gardens, hospitality to the clergy in need of a spiritual respite, scholarly work, and publishing.