California's New Abbey, St. Michael's Abbey, Defying the Odds | EWTN News In Depth August 18, 2023
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- Step inside California's new $120 million dollar St. Michael's Abbey and meet the men there living this monastic life.
St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California was founded in 1961 by seven Hungarian priests who fled communism. They are part of the Norbertine order, with a history going back 900-years. The Fathers live a common life of liturgical prayer and care for souls. The abbey in Orange County consists of over fifty priests and nearly forty seminarians studying for the priesthood.
The Norbertine Order was founded by St. Norbert in 1121 A.D. and is one of the oldest Catholic orders in the world. The Norbertines serve communities around the world, and their mission is to live in common life and to care for souls through education and the preaching.
EWTN's Colm Flynn was given a rare look inside St. Michael's Abbey, the newest abbey in the world.
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I'm proud to be a catholic seeing these priests is inspiring
I am proud to be Roman Catholic, too. 🙏🙏
@@GerardPedrico 👍
It is so uplifting to hear news like this, a beacon of light that shines in the darkness of today's headlines.
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It's very inspiring to see how beautiful this holy Abbey is. I never knew of the existence of this religious order I'm ashamed to admit. May God continue to bless you with more young priests as you shine a light in the darkness. And may St Michael the Archangel protect you always. 🙏🌄✝️🕯️
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The music of the Norbertines is beautiful.
Amen!✝️🕊🙏📿💖
Soooooo Serenity and Heavenly.
God bless you all.
A lot of banging going on in there for sure.
I went to that Abbey like 2 weeks ago and it was BEAUTIFUL 😭
Im planning to go there.. I hear a lot of people saying it’s beautiful
Wherever the entirety of the faith is promoted, without false compromise with the world. Vocations are growing and especially the young are attracted. We truly have to pray that one day also our leaders will see that.
Our country needs new, righteous leaders to clean out the DC swamp
@@a.f.7246 I’m more for separating from the world.
Praying for the Restoration of Traditional Latin Mass
and the Norbertines have opened a new Priory in Springfield, IL, and we are thrilled to have them with us.
Fr. Ambrose is the best. He has a beautiful voice. He used to be in our local parish of Sts. Peter and Paul and is one of the priests that recently moved to Springfield. If you can, I highly recommend you attend his Women’s retreat!
@@evelynmom2902 i don't know him, but i have been to St. Michael Abbey in CA. It is a beautiful and edifying place.
You’re truly blessed in Springfield. You have one of the best bishops in the world to boot.
@@ljones436 yes. we dont have to wonder what religion our Bishop is. We know he is Catholic, for sure.
@@ljones436 and the Bishop is going to build a Shrine for St. Gianna in Springfield.
Saint Michael's Abby is exactly what the City of Angels needs. I predict that in years to come it will prove a most valuable and vital resource and institute for the city and for Orange County as a whole.
We need more priests so desperately, they are in my prayers. Such a beautiful place
God bless you from England.
I live in Orange County and I’m so, sooooo proud of our St. Michael Abbey. Just as others have said, once you enter the Church you feel like you’re in Rome. It is beautiful!! My family and friends I bring there admire the Abbey.
Thank you so much to the Norbertine priests, we keep you in our prayers, God bless you abundantly 🙏🙏🙏.
Let me ask you something..........Im planning on visiting the abbey and staying for a couple of days for a personal retreat, is it difficult to get to? I mean is it served by public transport? I'll be flying in to california and from there Im not really sure the best way is to get to the abbey.
@@eoinMB3949if you fly into John Wayne airport in Orange County and maybe rent a car you can easily drive to Abby 30-45 min drive depending on traffic. You will love the Abby . God Bless
--a place of pilgrimage for us ~~
No public transportation is available. The best way to get to the abbey is to fly to Orange County/ Santa Ana airport, get a rental car, and drive. It will take 30 to 50 minutes to get to the abbey depending on what route you take.
@@eoinMB3949I used to live there, no public transportation is available
it is great to see a religious community growing and thriving. May God bless you all
I was very blessed to have attended St Michael's College Prep High School 1996-2000 and seen many of these priests develop and grow in their formation. I hope they reopen the school again. I would not have been so grounded in and kept my Catholic faith without their example and teaching. I am so glad they have grown. May God continue to prosper the good work of this order.
God bless and protect all the Norbetine priests and seminarians of St Michael’s New Abbey. You’re in our prayers for your dedicated mission serving Jesus.
I'm eastern orthodox, and love to see the byzantine style of mosaics become more and more common in catholic churches!
byzantine... it's just the ancient style, have you ever visited ancient churches in Rome or around Italy? We have the most beautiful and most ancient examples of this kind of mosaics, and they are in the LATIN church, That's not something typical of the East.
western churches uses classical art not byzatine if you put them side by side byzatine art looks wonky compared to classical art
God Bless California. May Saint Junipero Serra pray for peace and holiness in California.
Well said, "If we keep our eyes on Jesus, we'll not lose hope."
God bless and protect our Norbertine Warriors!!! Young people want tradition and REAL Catholicism.
I love this abbey, and I loved this film. Anyone who hasn't visited St. Michael's has a joyful experience waiting for them.
That is great,just what California an the whole United States needs,if the Church straitens it's act up the United States with straiten it's act up,we need an Abbey in every state in the union like this Abbey,God Bless the Priests an Seminarian's,what a gift God has given us.
God has given us Jesus. He is the only gift you need
I went to St. Michael's for the first time last month... I was in tears for some reason after I had recieved communion. It's the first time in my life where I've felt God's presence tangible in my heart. I thank the fathers and monks for this most reverent parish and mass.
Also I believe some relics such as cloth from our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph are housed there.
The presence of the Holy Spirit
Beautiful place where you will find peace and hope
So beautiful!
In these terrible times for the Church, when even Rome seems to have lost its way, it is good to see the faith of these friars!
I'm so elated to learn there is this vibrant oasis of faith in California. Praying for many more vocations for the consecrated life.
Loud and proud Catholic from PH. Loving Father in heaven thank you for the gift of Life, the gift of Faith, and the gift of Family.
How beautiful it is to see the truth and majesty of our Catholic faith being promoted in this blessed Abbey! Everything said in this video by the Priests (and the angelic chanting) is music to my ears and balm to my aching heart. May God bless and reward all these Priests and Seminarians! 🙏🙏🙏
Warm thoughts and prayers to all at St. Michael's!
Inspiring to see this beautiful oasis of spiritual light in a dark place.
God bless 🙏
Worth the visit. It is truly heaven on Earth.
Amazingly beautiful.
It's not the buildings and architecture that we put our main focus on, but Catholicism does have the most inspiring churches, abbeys, cathedrals, artwork, etc. No other Christian denomination in America has what Catholics have when it comes to sheer beauty and the feeling that once inside these holy temples, you automatically feel holier and closer to Jesus than anywhere else other than the Holy Land. If you didn't catch it, Texas A&M just a few weeks ago dedicated a brand new church on their campus in College Station...and it is marvelous.
God bless them all🙏 The Spirit of God at work!
St. Michael's Abbey looks incredible! what a huge blessing
The Lord is definitely working in this evil times!
you and your ilk are the only evil i see.
No church in CA beats this one... If only every church was like this we'd have more people on fire for Christ
Possibly but you would also have many people of the church, a ton of Protestants saying you don’t need such things to praise God. But maybe we could save more men, which ultimately seeing many strong men would bring more people to God. This country is going down the drain because we have so many weak men.
“I never lose hope.” What beautiful words.
The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
How wonderful! There is also a Ukrainian Catholic monastery north of that in Oregon. They go out and bless the ocean once a year. Holy Transfiguration Monastery.
Greek Orthodox priests bless the waters on the Epihany. This includes throwing a cross into the water, which boys and young men compete to retrieve it.
This is a remarkable video. Thank you. You captured the spirit of these dedicated and humble and brilliant and penitent Norbertines. You are right. This is a miracle. Fleeing the communists to Orange County and a desert with trailers and then 50 years later this God-brought beauty with the relics of home throughout the altars. Miracle sfter miracle happened to get to this abbey. I kneel nearly the moment I enter. You are humbled. There is hope there.
We are beyond blessed to have Canons from this beautiful Abbey serving the pilgrims and local community at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, WI. 🥰🙏🏼
I’ve been here many times for Mass! What a blessing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
So beautiful, continue to pray for vocations!
Beautiful....pray for our priests
Amen
Makes my heart soar.
Best news ever, thank you Lord Jesus
Praise God for this new Abbey .
Wow...lovely..so happy to hear about this new Abbey
May there be more and more monasteries, seminaries, and priests across North and South America, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and even the Middle East. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
So powerful....so needed today. Please send these Norbitines over to Germany to teach a thing or two to those Bishops!
❤ 'If we keep our eyes on Jesus, we never lose hope' ❤ so needed to hear this today, thank you !
God hold them up and use them for Your Glory in this dark world....May the glorious Light of Your Son shine through them
I went for the first time recently and it was being renovated; I can’t wait to return and experience this beautiful holy place in its fullness 🙏❤️🙏
Bless this Abbey more for the work they’re doing
Look at all those young priests and young seminarians. It looks like hope, goodness and a great light in the darkness.
Thank you for sharing this info. Their sentiments resonate with my spirit. Their priestly reverence for God beckons my soul to visit.
Next Monday, I plan to drive to St. Michael’s abbey, hoping to experience the serenity away from the chaos of Los Angeles way of living.
Signs of rebirth in our Church. Praise and Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Much needed especially in California today, Reclaim California to God❤
Wonderful news! Thank you for sharing this.
Amen! 🙏
What a Beautiful Abby. I live here in California, I have to come see this Beautiful and amazing place here. God Bless you all..
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Amen. 😇
May people of Europe and America rekindle their faith...and . .know the truth ....
This is a wonderful and encouraging video. The sacraments are not Latin sacraments!! They are the sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church. As long as we get them, that is the main thing. The St Michael’s Abbey is wonderful. May the Lord bless and protect them. 🙏
What a slice of Heaven on earth.Praised be God Our Lord for ever.Amen!
Fr Francis who is from this community and used to serve San Secondo in Guasti was a pillar of light and hope that helped bring me back to the faith. I am so grateful for his charity. May God continue to bless this community of Shepards 🙏🏼💕💯
Thank you . Thank you for sharing this story. Viva Cristo Rey. Glory to God in the highest forever and ever. Just beautiful for the glory of our Creator.
This is really heavenly music to my ears. PRAISED BE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST!!!
Absolutely! It's a miracle 😊❤
"It's what the world needs!" May St. Michael protect them all, through the power of God, and help them to grow in faith!
AMEN to this!!!💪🙏✝️❤️
Gives me such hope to see our beautiful faith, art, song and traditions being preserved and flourishing! Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto❤️🙏❤️
Beautiful!
Went there once and can’t wait to return again and again. Thank you Lord for having this place outside of Los Angeles. The world needs this place.
I am so happy beyond words to know that there is this st michael's abbey may it thrive and may more young men will become priests
I love going to St. Michael’s Abbey. It’s truly heaven on earth 🙌🏼❤️🔥
God bless the Abbey. I belonged to this Order at one time at a different Abbey. St. Michael's was a small Independent Priory back then. While the other Abbeys in the USA have become smaller with few vocations, St. Michael's thrives. I look forward one day to visit the new Abbey and Abbot Eugene.
Wonderful and inspiring story, that promotes hope for the future.
That gives Hope 2us all - Worldwide!
God Bless the men in St. Michael's Abbey!
"TRUSTING IN JESUS!"
Trusting in U - 2 light the way 2Christ in Ca. AMEN!
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We have Norbertines here in NE Wisconsin. Good to hear St Michaels is doing so well!
Great reporting and inspirational video. Ennis must be proud of you.
Well done Colm. I have been to the Abby... absolutely stunning!
Like heaven on 🌎 . ❤
Wow, I love to see this in person!
So happy our brothers and sisters in Orange County to experience such resplendent beauty amidst a perverse place like California. I wish to visit this beautiful Abbey one day :) it's very beautiful!
u r a cl0wn
I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and this kind of stuff is epic, It is so pleasing seeing brothers in Christ able to freely worship especially during a time Christianity is frowned upon by so many
beautiful, i always look forward to their social media post
May countless souls be saved by the Norbertines of St. Michael's Abbey! May our souls be as white as their immaculate soutane! May all the Latin Traditional sacraments flourish beyond Orange County and to any corner of the world where Jesus & Mary are welcomed!
I’m not exactly sure what are the “traditional Latin sacraments.
Having been acquainted with this particular abbey since they were teachers at my high school and moving forward, I can tell you, that they certainly celebrate the sacraments with great reverence, but make no mistake, they are not clinging to the past, and embracing the radical traditional ideology, rather they are embracing the true intent of Vatican II, which includes retaining substantial elements of Latin in their Novus Ordo Masses and practicing the liturgy of the hours, according to the ancient rites of the Church.
They opened a second church in Illinois the other day. PRAISED BE TO GOD!
Amen
Amen ❤🙏🏼
Love it!
The future of Catholicism. Oh how we need this vision in ireland. 🙏
Asking GOD’S blessings on these men and their mission!🙏🙏🙏❤️
The growth in traditional Catholicism gives us all hope thanks be to God 🙏
How absolutely wonderful!
Beautiful. May God bless all these men. Amen
Beautiful place and charism of bringing souls to Christ. Live the authentic Catholic life of virtues against the vices of this world. Great documentary. God bless!
"If we keep our eyes on Jesus, we will never loose hope" beautifully said.
Thank you for videos like this! Never knew about this abbey. I’m so proud of being a young Catholic ❤️🔥💒 our Church DOES have a future!
A beacon of light in the wilderness.
Blessed to have been to Saint Michael’s several times, and going again soon!
Teary eyed here. Thank you for this place, Lord. ❤❤❤
The Lord preserve and give them life, and make them blessed upon the earth, and deliver them not up to the will of the enemy. Praying for all good holy men!
I love this. What a peaceful and beautiful way of life.
Saint Michaels Abbey is a beautiful place and I love the way they do mass.