O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration of your Only Begotten Son confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship, grant, we pray, to your servants, that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son, we may merit to become co-heirs with him. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
August 5th: 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Draw near to your servants, O Lord, and answer their prayers with unceasing kindness, that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide, you may restore what you have created and keep safe what you have restored. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
July 11th: Our Blessed Father Saint Benedict
O God, who made the Abbot Saint Benedict an outstanding master in the school of divine service, grant, we pray, that, putting nothing before love of you, we may hasten with a loving heart in the way of your commands. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
July 8th: 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
O God, who in the abasement of your Son have raised up a fallen world, fill your faithful with holy joy, for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin you bestow eternal gladness. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
June 24th: Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that your family may walk in the way of salvation and, attentive to what Saint John the Precursor urged, may come safely to the One he foretold, our Lord Jesus Christ. Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
June 23rd: Tractor Cruise
On Saturday, June 23rd Conception Abbey hosted a morning break for the 7th Annual Heart of America Tractor Club Cruise. The cruise began and ended on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville and traveled through the communities of Bedford, Conception, Guilford, Barnard and Maryville. The funds raised by this year's cruise went to support the Muscular Dystrophy Camp, Camp Encourage, the Special Olympics and the Abrielle Neff Foundation. To view more photos from the tractor cruise, click here.
June 20th: Br. George's Birthday
On Wednesday, June 20th we celebrated Br. George's 90th Birthday. There was a small party held in St. Stephen's Health Center with cake and punch. Happy Birthday Br. George! To view more photos of Br. George's birthday party,click here.
June 17th: 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
O God, strength of those who hope in you, graciously hear our pleas, and, since without you mortal frailty can do nothing, grant us always the help of your grace, that in following your commands we may please you by our resolve and our deeds. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Companion Camp 2012
Companion Camp 2012 was a success! The weekend long camp for junior high aged youth focuses on fun, faith and fellowship and is hosted right here on the campus of Conception Abbey & Seminary College. To view more photos from the 2012 Companion Camp weekend, click here.
June 15th: Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that we, who glory in the Heart of your beloved Son and recall the wonders of his love for us, may be made worthy to receive an overflowing measure of grace from that fount of heavenly gifts. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
June 11th: Camp Quality
On Monday, June 11th twelve Conception Abbey employees volunteered at Northwest Missouri's Camp Quality, a camp for kids with cancer. The group worked in the kitchen to prepare, serve and cleanup breakfast and lunch for the campers, their helpers and the camp staff. The abbey group enjoyed helping out and hope to be able to do the same again next year. To view more photos from the abbey's volunteer day at Camp Quality, click here.
June 3rd: Solemnity of The Most Holy Trinity
God our Father, who by sending into the world the Word of truth and the Spirit of sanctification made known to the human race your wondrous mystery, grant us, we pray, that in profession the true faith, we may acknowledge the Trinity of eternal glory and adore your Unity, powerful in majesty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
May 31st: The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Almighty ever-living God, who, while the Blessed Virgin Mary was carrying your Son in her womb, inspired her to visit Elizabeth, grant us, we pray, that, faithful to the promptings of the Spirit, we may magnify your greatness with the Virgin Mary at all times. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
May 28th: Memorial Day
Today we pray for and remember all the men and women of the armed forces who have died protecting our freedoms. God bless them, God bless America.
May 27th: Pentecost Sunday
Almighty ever-living God, who willed the Paschal Mystery to be encompassed as a sign in fifty days, grant that from out of the scattered nations the confusion of many tongues may be gathered by heavenly grace into one great confession of your name. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
May 20th: The Ascension of Our Lord
Gladden us with holy joys, almighty God, and make us rejoice with devout thanksgiving, for the Ascension of Christ your Son is our exaltation, and, where the Head has gone before in glory, the Body is called to follow in hope. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
May 17th: Br. Guerric Ordained Priest
Congratulations to the newly ordained priest of our monastic community, Fr. Guerric Letter, OSB! Fr. Guerric was ordained on Thursday, May 17th by Bishop Robert Finn in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus. To view more photos from Fr. Guerric's ordination, click here.
May 16th: Brothers Paul & Victor Ordained Deacons
Congratulations to our Brothers Paul Sheller and Victor Schinstock who were ordained deacons on Wednesday, May 16th in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Ut In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus. To view more photos from the ordination, click here.
May 12th: CSC's Graduating Class of 2012
Congratulations to Conception Seminary College's graduating class of 2012! A commencement ceremony was held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 12th in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.
- Thirteen received their Bachelor of Arts - David Matthew Baunach Shaun Christopher Cieslik Joshua James Duncan Justin Michael Gengler Frank Tuan Le, CMC Brent Jacob Lehman Agustin de Jesus Martinez Delgado Jahuann (Br. John) Chia McKenzie, OSB Barnabas Anh-Khai Nguyen T. Grant Timothy Schneider Thomas Robert Skinner Michael Alan Thiel Andrew Richard Williams
- Two who will be receiving their Bachelor of Arts upon completing their work this summer - Andrew John Kinstetter Juan Manuel Salas Alanis
- Three received their Bachelor of Philisophical and Theological Studies - Andrew John Galles Mark Michael Seeger Grant Michael Spinhirne
To view more photos from the 2012 Commencement Ceremony,click here.
Congratulations to our LCC Seminarians
Congratulations to our LCC, Language, Culture and Church, seminarians who received certificates for completing their English studies. Great job guys!
May 6th: 5th Sunday of Easter
Almighty ever-living God, constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us, that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism may, under your protective care, bear much fruit and come to the joys of life eternal. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
May 6th: St. Gabriel Guesthouse Dedication
On Sunday, May 6th we held the dedication ceremony for the blessing of our new guesthouse, St. Gabriel Guesthouse. To view more photos from the dedication, click here.
May 4th: Grotto Procession
On Friday, May 4th some of the Conception's faculty, staff, seminarians, monks and employees processed out to the Blessed Virgin Shrine at the south boundary line of the Monastery on Maryknoll. The shrine, or grotto, was recently repaired by seminarians along with Br. Placid. This remodel project, headed up by Wichita seminarian Kyle Dugan, was started by former seminarian, Alan Brown, who passed away while studying here at Conception in 2009. A plaque was added to grotto in Alan's honor. To view more photos, click here.
May 3rd: Feast of Saints Philip and James
O God, who gladden us each year with the feast day of the Apostles Philip and James, grant us, through their prayers, a share in the Passion and Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son, so that we may merit to behold you for eternity. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (photo: the saints' tomb)
April 29th: 4th Sunday of Easter
Almighty ever-living God, lead us to a share in the joys of heaven, so that the humble flock may reach where the brave Shepherd has gone before. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (icon: fr pachomius, osb)
April 25th: St. Mark the Evangelist
O God, who raised up Saint Mark, your Evangelist, and endowed him with the grace to preach the Gospel, grant, we pray, that we may so profit from his teaching as to follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
April 22nd: 3rd Sunday of Easter
May your people exult forever, O God, in renewed youthfulness of spirit, so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption, we may look forward in confident hope to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Ad Multos Annos. Happy 7th Anniversary Holy Father!
April 16th: Ad Multos Annos
Ad multos annos. Happy 85th Birthday Holy Father!
April 15th: Divine Mercy Sunday
God of everlasting mercy, who in the very recurrence of the paschal feast kindle the faith of the people you have made your own, increase, we pray, the grace you have bestowed, that all may grasp and rightly understand in what font they have been washed, by whose Spirit they have been reborn, by whose Blood they have been redeemed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. (icon: fr. pachomius, osb)
When the Old Testament Readings are finished at the Easter Vigil, the Gloria is sung, this is its introit.
Alleluia sung at the Easter Vigil Mass
This is part of our 1st Vespers office chanted during Easter.
April 8th: Happy Easter! He is Risen, Alleluia!
April 7th: Holy Saturday Hymns
Here are a couple of the hymns performed by our monastic and seminary scola on Holy Saturday. Enjoy!
April 6th: Good Friday Passion Rehearsal
Fr. Pachomius, Br. Jeremiah, and Br. Macario practicing the Passion early in the afternoon.
April 6th: Good Friday
Jesus said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.
April 5th: Holy Thursday Hymns
Here are some of the hymns performed by the monastic and seminary scola on Holy Thursday. Enjoy!
April 5th: Holy Thursday
O God, who have called us to participate in this most sacred Supper, in which your Only Begotten Son, when about to hand himself over to death, entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity, the banquet of his love, grant, we pray, that we may draw from so great a mystery, the fullness of charity and of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
April 1st: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Almighty ever-living God, who as an example of humility for the human race to follow caused our Savior to take flesh and submit to the Cross, graciously grant that we may heed his lesson of patient suffering and so merit a share in his Resurrection. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
March 26th: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
O God, who willed that your Word should take on the reality of human flesh in the womb of the Virgin Mary, grant, we pray, that we, who confess our Redeemer to be God and man, may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
March 25th: 5th Sunday of Lent
By your help, we beseech you, Lord our God, may we walk eagerly in that same charity with which, out of love for the world, you Son handed himself over to death. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
March 21st: Transitus of our Father St. Benedict
O almighty and everlasting God, who delivered the most holy Confessor Benedict out of the prison of the flesh and bore him up to heaven, grant us we beseech You, your servants, who are celebrating this festival, forgiveness for all our sins, so that, united in rejoicing in his glory, we may by his intercession before You partake together also in his merits. Through our Lord.
Saint Benedict triptych with prie-dieus.
Saint Benedict relic.
Saint Benedict relic.
March 19th: Solemnity of St. Joseph
Grant, we pray, almighty God, that by Saint Joseph's intercession your Church may constantly watch over the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation, whose beginnings you entrusted to his faithful care. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
March 18th: 4th Sunday of Lent - Laetare Sunday
O God, who through your Word reconcile the human race to yourself in a wonderful way, grant, we pray, that with prompt devotion and eager faith the Christian people may hasten toward the solemn celebrations to come. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever
March 12th: 72 Years Professed
72 years Professed today! Happy Anniversary Fr. Anthony! Ad multos annos.
March 11th: 3rd Sunday of Lent
O God, author of every mercy and of all goodness, who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving have shown us a remedy for sin, look graciously on this confession of our lowliness, that we, who are bowed down by our conscience, may always be lifted up by your mercy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, our Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
March 4th: 2nd Sunday of Lent
O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
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