"If any man
would come after me,
let him deny himself
and take up his cross
and follow me.
For whoever
would save his life
will lose it;
and whoever loses his life
for my sake
and the sake of the gospel's will save it."

Mark 8:34-35

A Winter sunset over Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance.
Br Todd at the Dedication of the Monastic Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance.
Br Paul Rowe praying before the Divine Office begins in the Monastic Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey.
The Divine Office of Compline when the monks are gathered around the eucharistic altar to sing the Salve Regina to the Virgin Mary.
Fr Casey Bailey give conferences on prayer to our Monastic Life Retreatants in the noviciate