Category: Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

September 13, 2014

Glory in the Cross “It is for us to glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ in whom is our health, life and...

Salus, Vita, et Resurrectio Nostra

September 14, 2008

September 14 The Exaltation of the Glorious Cross Numbers 21:4b-9 Psalm 77:1-2, 34-35, 36-37, 38 Philippians 2:6-11 John 3:13-17 Glory in the Cross “It is...

Pope Benedict XVI Speaks of Nennolina

December 20, 2007

This morning in the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI received a group of people belonging to the Italian Catholic Action Movement for an exchange of Christmas...

Te Deum Laudamus

December 17, 2007

Dear Jesus, I want to be Thy lamp that, close to Thee, burns with a flame of love, Thy lily that remains always to adorn...

May Roses for the Mother of God

May 1, 2007

The garden of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme with the roses in bloom seen from the roof terrace. In the background one can see the May...

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.