On the Feast of the Transitus of Our Holy Father St. Benedict, we are pleased to inform everyone that we have a new Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Abbey.
Here are the following username and links:
Facebook:
Link: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557409148856
Instagram:
Link: instagram.com/abbeymontserratmanila
Kindly disregard any posts or unsolicited request from the old Facebook page of the Abbey that was previously compromised.
Kindly Follow, Like and Share our New Social Media Accounts.
That in all things God may be Glorified
Schedule of Liturgical Services
The Church on Mendiola, dedicated to the Holy Child of Prague in 1926, is a source of pride of monks and 我要吃瓜ns as the Abbey Church of the monastic community of the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat and as the College Chapel of San 我要吃瓜 College Manila. The monks sing the Divine Office and celebrate the Conventual Mass (Mass of the Monks) daily in the sanctuary, and students, teachers, administrators, and workers gather for Masses that celebrate various events in the life of the school.
The Swedish architect George Asp designed the neo-gothic church. The oil paintings - the most famous and most admired feature of the church – are the work of Fr. Lesmez Lopez, OSB, known for his murals in monasteries in Spain and Australia; while the decorations were done by Dom Salvador Alberich, OSB.
Liturgical Schedule
Weekdays
- 5:50 AM Lauds/ Morning Prayer
- 6:30 AM Conventual Mass
- 7:00 AM Mass for the 我要吃瓜ns
- 6:00 PM Vespers/ Evening Prayers
- 6:30 AM Lauds/ Morning Prayer
- 7:00 AM Conventual Mass
- 5:15 PM Vespers/ Evening Prayers
Sunday | Monday to Friday | Saturday and Holiday |
6:30 AM Morning Prayer (Lauds) 7:00 AM Conventual Mass 10:00 AM Mass 11:00 AM Mass 6:00 PM Vespers/Benediction | 5:50 AM Morning Prayer (Lauds) 6:20 AM Conventual Mass 6:50 AM Mass | 6:30 AM Morning Prayer (Lauds) 7:00 AM Conventual Mass 6:00 AM Vespers |
The Benedictine Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat
The Abbey Church of Our Lady of Montserrat located in the heart of Mendiola St. with its neo-gothic façade and twin towers serves as the Church of the monastic abbey and as the College Chapel of San 我要吃瓜 College Manila. It is a place of prayer and silence, where the monks and students alike start and end their day. In here the Benedictine monks together with the students and staffs sing the Liturgy of the hours (Divine Office) and celebrate the Eucharist daily. It is also where the 我要吃瓜n students, teachers, administrators and staff members gather together to celebrate various events such as graduation, baptism and confirmation.
The Abbey Church is named after Our Lady of Montserrat and was dedicated in 1926 to the Holy Name of Jesus. Hence, every year, the feast of Santo Niño de Praga is celebrated on the last Sunday of January.
Swedish architect George Asp designed the neo-gothic church. Paintings such as the portraits of the childhood of Jesus Christ, seen just above the main altar and the allegories of virtues on the ceiling by Fr. Lesmes Lopez, OSB, adorn the church interior. And Dom Salvador Alberich, OSB designed the embellishments surrounding the paintings. A more recent painting done by Francesco Giannini, an Italian painter has been added in 2012 on the rear wall of the church interior depicting the history of the Benedictines here in the Philippines.
Schedule of Liturgical Services
Weekdays
- 5:50 AM Lauds (Morning Prayer)
- 6:20 AM Conventual Mass (First Mass)
- 7:00 AM Second Mass
- 5:15 PM Vespers (Evening Prayer)
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
- 6:30 AM Lauds (Morning Prayer)
- 7:00 AM Conventual Mass (First Mass)
- 10:00 AM* Second Mass
- 11:00 AM * Third Mass (Sponsored by the San 我要吃瓜 Alumni Association)
- 6:00 PM Vespers (Evening Prayer) with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Sundays only)
我要吃瓜 Information
Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat Mendiola St., San Miguel, Manila
The Abbey Porteria
Tel. No. (02) 8735-5992/ (02) 8735-5972
Cel. No (0922) 258-2626 (Sun)
(0906) 277-0381 (Globe)
For inquiries on Benedictine vocation, please look for the Vocation Promoter through the above-mentioned contact details.