Mount Angel Abbey & Seminary

06/03/2026

We are looking forward to welcoming the Galvin Cello Quartet to the 2026 Abbey Bach Festival on Friday, July 31, at 8 pm.

Their concert, “From the Opera House to the Salon,” will feature audience favorites such as overtures of Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro and Strauss’ Fledermaus with contrasting inward voices of Schumann’s character pieces and Wagner’s solemn music.

Learn more and purchase tickets at mountangelabbey.org/bach

05/21/2026

Is the Lord calling you or someone you know to discern a religious vocation?

We invite Catholic men 18 to 45 years old to come to Mount Angel Abbey for a monastic discernment retreat from June 19 – 21.

While on retreat, you can:
• Pray with the monks
• Join us for meals
• Tour the monastery cloister
• Listen to conferences on monastic life
• Hear vocation stories from the monks
• Spend time in quiet prayer
• Discern your vocation with monks and other retreatants

However the Lord is calling you, we want to walk with you on that journey. We are praying for you!

05/19/2026

Tom Kloucek was a blessing for Mount Angel Seminary and his brother seminarians, especially in the propaedeutic cohort, from the day he first arrived at Mount Angel in summer 2025.

The Hilltop community mourns his passing and prays for his eternal rest in the peace of Christ.

It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our seminarian Tom Kloucek, who passed away unexpectedly following medical complications.

We are thankful that Tom spent 5 days on retreat with his brother seminarians just prior to his passing and we are thankful for that time of prayer and fraternity that they shared together.

Tom was a man of great faith who loved Jesus Christ and the Church. In reflecting on his vocation, he once wrote:

“Praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament was where I finally understood Jesus’ sacrifice of Himself at the crucifixion… He died on the cross for you and for me. Jesus loves me.”

Those who knew Tom encountered in him a sincere love for the Lord, a thoughtful and searching faith, and a genuine desire to give his life in service to the Church as a priest.

Please join us in praying for the repose of Tom’s soul, for his family and loved ones, his brother seminarians, and all who mourn his passing.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.

05/19/2026

From May 18 – 22, the monks of Mount Angel are participating in their annual community retreat.

Fr. Stephen Rowan, PhD, a priest of the Archdiocese of Seattle and Visiting Professor of Literature at Mount Angel Seminary, is giving the community conferences based on Dante’s 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘰 in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘺.

Please keep our monastic community and Fr. Rowan in your prayers this week.

Visit mountangelabbey.org/live-streaming/ to see the adjusted hours for the Divine Office and Mass during the community retreat.

05/14/2026

We give thanks to God for Mount Angel Seminary’s Class of 2026! On Saturday, May 9, the 137th Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Exercises honored these graduates and all they have accomplished here in this school of the Lord’s service.

We express our deep gratitude for the Most Reverend Frank Schuster, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle, for celebrating the Baccalaureate Mass and giving the Commencement Address, reminding our graduates that “joy is a grace from God and, fundamentally, a choice.”

Read more about Mount Angel Seminary’s graduation: https://www.mountangelabbey.org/mount-angel-seminary-celebrates-2026-commencement/

View more photos from the day: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCTCWP

05/14/2026

As we move toward the close of the Easter season and the Feast of Pentecost, Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B, joins Hilltop Hangouts once again to share insight on this important time in the Church year.

He reflects on how Christians are called each year to a deeper understanding of the Resurrection and our living witness to it, as well as important hallmarks of the Easter season, the meaning of the word “Paschal,” and the transformational effect of the Holy Spirit on our hearts.

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Mount Angel Abbey is a place to seek things above, where people have communion with God and with each other. Join Father Anselm Flores, OSB, and Dr. Anna Petrin on “Hilltop Hangouts” for spiritual conversations with special guests exploring life at Mount Angel Abbey.

Fr. Anselm is a monk of Mount Angel Abbey and the Coordinator of the Mount Angel Institute. Dr. Petrin is a professor of theology at Mount Angel Seminary.

Hilltop Hangouts is a collaboration between Mount Angel Abbey in Saint Benedict, Oregon, and Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon.

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