Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle, Benedictine monastery in Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland
The Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle is a Benedictine monastery in County Meath, Ireland. It includes a monastery church, communal areas for the monastic community, and guest spaces used for private and group retreats.
The community began in 2007, when Bishop Edward James Slattery of Tulsa invited the Cistercian monk Mark Daniel Kirby to found a monastery praying for priests; it was inaugurated in 2009 as the Monastery of Our Lady of the Cenacle. Flooding in Tulsa in 2011 forced a move, and Bishop Michael Smith invited the monks to the Diocese of Meath. They settled in Stamullen in March 2012, took the name Silverstream Priory from a local place name, and in February 2017 received Holy See approval of their constitutions, becoming the county's first new monastery since 1536.
The community follows the Benedictine Rule, which organizes each day around prayer, work, and reading. Visitors who join a retreat can take part in the communal prayer hours and get a sense of how that daily rhythm shapes life in the monastery.
Anyone wishing to visit or join a retreat should register in advance, as places are limited and the community needs time to prepare. Overnight stays require booking well ahead, since capacity is small.
The community began in Oklahoma in 2007, when Bishop Edward James Slattery of Tulsa invited Mark Daniel Kirby, then a Cistercian monk, to found a monastery praying for priests. In 2011 flooding in Tulsa made its residence uninhabitable, and the monks moved to Stamullen in March 2012.
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