Monastery of the Holy Cross

Monastery of the Holy Cross A community of Roman Catholic, contemplative Benedictine monks in the city

05/31/2026

From Pentecost—Veni Sancte Spiritus:

Mark your calendars—next Saturday’s Solemn Vespers is the final date of the season, featuring a special program: rarely-...
05/28/2026

Mark your calendars—next Saturday’s Solemn Vespers is the final date of the season, featuring a special program: rarely-heard works by early Latin American composers!

Part of our day is spent in manual work, and recent rains have produced plenty for us to do in our garden:
05/26/2026

Part of our day is spent in manual work, and recent rains have produced plenty for us to do in our garden:

“He was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight”: the Ascension of the Lord:
05/21/2026

“He was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight”: the Ascension of the Lord:

05/15/2026

Surrexit Christus, et illuxit nobis, quos redemit sanguine suo—Alleluia!

Mark the end of the Easter season with Solemn Vespers this Saturday, featuring works by Palestrina, Lassus, and others, ...
05/05/2026

Mark the end of the Easter season with Solemn Vespers this Saturday, featuring works by Palestrina, Lassus, and others, as well as a motet by Prior Peter:

After a warm and wet April, on this chilly feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we see signs of spring in various stages:
05/02/2026

After a warm and wet April, on this chilly feast of St. Joseph the Worker, we see signs of spring in various stages:

We were pleased, some weeks ago, to host a group of FOCUS Catholic missionaries from Naperville, whose visit included pr...
04/25/2026

We were pleased, some weeks ago, to host a group of FOCUS Catholic missionaries from Naperville, whose visit included praying with us in choir during Mass:

Our church is not only an official city landmark, but a visual landmark in our neighborhood, the steeple towering above ...
04/17/2026

Our church is not only an official city landmark, but a visual landmark in our neighborhood, the steeple towering above homes and businesses, visible from afar:

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3111 S Aberdeen Street
Chicago, IL
60608

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+17739277424

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