By donning the monastic habit, the novice renounces the world and its legitimate grandeur to dedicate himself to God alone: the only necessity and better part for eternal life. This process is the culmination of a spiritual journey through the grace of the traditional Mass celebrated regularly by Fr. Luca Preta, parish priest of the[…]
Weekly Walk
The weekly Monday walk allows the monks a fraternal and joyful relaxation, during which they can admire and contemplate the beauty of creation. The Michelin Guide is right to speak of “enchanting Liguria”: it is a delight!
Chapter Sermon
Every first Friday of the month, the monks hold a day of retreat. After None, the Father Priorusually gives a few words of edification. We thought that the chapter sermon of last July 4th mightalso benefit the families of all our friends and benefactors. My dear brothers, on this day of retreat, the first Friday[…]
ORDINATION OF OUR FATHER ANTOINE
It is with joy that we announce the priestly ordination of our Brother Antoine, on the feast of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, on June 29, in France, by Cardinal Gérard-Louis Müller. The model of the monk priest is Saint John at the foot of the Cross, and, like the beloved disciple, he exercises[…]
LITURGY AND CRISIS OF FAITH
First mass celebrated in Italian and in front of the people by Pope Paul VI, March 7, 1965, in the Roman Church of Ognissanti 32 years after the first Mass celebrated in Italian and in front of the people by Pope Paul VI, here is what Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then Prefect of the Congregation for[…]
CALL TO CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE
by the Reverend Father Prior Dear faithful, I thank with all my heart the priests who invited me to come and speak to you this morning about the contemplative life which is not the exclusive property of the monk, but to which is called every christian who desires to delve further into the knowledge and[…]
HAPPY AND HOLY NEW YEAR 2024
Dear friends and oblates of the Saint Catherine of Siena Monastery of Taggia, Of course, this new year has already begun liturgically at first vespers of the first Sunday of Advent! We then contemplated this beautiful cohort of saints of the Old Testament who awaited with great fervor the coming of the Messiah, among whom[…]
SAFEGUARDING OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
The Faith is the most precious good on earth without which we cannot be saved. Let us remember what we learned in our traditional catechism: the Catholic faith is an adhesion of the intelligence to the truths revealed by God and taught by the Church founded by Jesus Christ to which He gave authority and[…]
FAMILY REUNION
Happy reunion on April 17, for our Father Prior! Here he is with his two sisters, Sister Mary-Hyacinth, Dominican, and Mother Scholastica, Benedictine, around their 99-year-old mother whose descendants form a family of ninety-nine members! All of his living brothers and sisters and their spouses were present at this event.Our fervent prayers for the intentions[…]
OUR WORKS
Thanks to your generosity, we have completed the restoration of the facade of the guest house which includes the workshop on the ground floor, the library and then on the second floor the breakfast room and the shower rooms, still to be installed. A big thank you for this help in favour of our guests[…]