Holy Hill Hermitage

Holy Hill Hermitage Holy Hill Hermitage is a retreat centre where anyone can come for a quiet, solitary experience in a

Storm Eowyn hit us last Thursday night, and knocked out our electricity for three days. We have solid fuel stoves and g...
28/01/2025

Storm Eowyn hit us last Thursday night, and knocked out our electricity for three days. We have solid fuel stoves and gas hobs in most of the hermitages, so it wasn’t too terrible, but we were relieved when the lights came back on. A lot of trees came down, including one that fell on the roof of Clare hermitage. We also had some damage to the Carrowcullen roof. The clean up looks a bit overwhelming, but we’ll just take it step by step.

Our next Friends of Carmel day at Holy hill is on Saturday 15th Feb 2025 from 10am to 4pm. The theme of the day is ‘You ...
23/01/2025

Our next Friends of Carmel day at Holy hill is on Saturday 15th Feb 2025 from 10am to 4pm. The theme of the day is ‘You Will See Great Things.’ All are welcome. To book please email [email protected].
Programme
10am coffee
10.30 Welcome and introduction Sr Pat
10.45 ‘Teresa of Avila, A Special Hope.’ Gillian
11.45 Adoration, time of silence.
12.15 Eucharist
1pm Lunch Please Bring packed lunch!
2.30pm ‘Sli na Firinne’ Tomas Maher
3.10pm Sharing in groups
3.45pm Closing prayer
There is no charge for the day but donations are welcome

As this Christmas season comes to a close we hope that you all had a peaceful and joyful Christmas. We had a lovely Chri...
06/01/2025

As this Christmas season comes to a close we hope that you all had a peaceful and joyful Christmas. We had a lovely Christmas with the liturgies celebrated by Fr Robert Bulbrook (from Canada). As we do each year, yesterday evening, we had our epiphany celebration of mass followed by dinner in the library (with friends and retreatants). We attach some photos from the evening.
We wish you and all your loved ones a blessed and grace-filled 2025 🙏

CHRISTMAS EVE AT HOLY HILL: All are welcomeEveryone is invited to come to Mass in our chapel at 7 pm on Christmas Eve. T...
16/12/2024

CHRISTMAS EVE AT HOLY HILL: All are welcome

Everyone is invited to come to Mass in our chapel at 7 pm on Christmas Eve. This will be followed by our annual gathering in the library. We look forward to seeing you.

We always love our Sunday brunches. Here are some photos from last Sundays brunch. In one photo you an see our friend Ma...
10/10/2024

We always love our Sunday brunches. Here are some photos from last Sundays brunch. In one photo you an see our friend Maude Quinn who came for the weekend and cooked lunch for us. In the other photo we are relaxing after a particularly intense and engaging conversation, getting ready to tackle the dishes!

Our next Friends of Carmel Gathering at Holy Hill is on the 9th November from 10am to 4pm. We look forward to welcoming ...
10/10/2024

Our next Friends of Carmel Gathering at Holy Hill is on the 9th November from 10am to 4pm.

We look forward to welcoming old friends and new, to share in the hospitality of the Monks at Holy Hill and enjoy the beauty and peace of the place.

Drinks will be provided, but please bring your own lunch.

The theme is ' Door of Entry is Prayer'.

Programme
10am Coffee
10.30 Welcome and Introduction Sr Pat
10.45 ‘The Interior Castle’ Gillian
11.40 Adoration
12.15 Eucharist
1pm Lunch
2.30pm ‘Contemplative Companions for the Journey’ Michelle
3pm ‘Carmel and the Holy Doors’ Gillian
3.15pm Sharing in Groups
3.45pm Gathering and Closing Prayer

Booking required. To book please email [email protected]

There are still a few places left for our Friends of Carmel DayIt's next Saturday 10th August 2024 from 10am to 4pmAll a...
06/08/2024

There are still a few places left for our Friends of Carmel Day
It's next Saturday 10th August 2024 from 10am to 4pm
All are welcome
Booking via email [email protected]
Drinks provided, please bring packed lunch!
There is no charge for day, donations welcome!
Programme for the day:
10am Coffee
10.30 Welcome and Introduction.
10.45 ‘My Vocation is Love.’ Therese of Lisieux.
11.30 Adoration.
12md Mass.
1pm lunch.
2.30pm ‘A Joyful Child of God.’ Edith Stein.
3.15pm Sharing in groups
3.45pm Gathering and closing prayer.

Concert of Inspirational Music at Holy Hill on Sunday 21st July at 3pmStephan Urfer, a friend, will be at Holy Hill on...
05/07/2024

Concert of Inspirational Music at Holy Hill on Sunday 21st July at 3pm

Stephan Urfer, a friend, will be at Holy Hill on July 21 with Petra Slagman, another friend, who has been leading singing workshops at Holy Hill for many years. Everyone is invited to come to hear them sing the songs that inspire them.

Stephan Urfer trained as an opera singer and is now a pastor of the Reformed Church in Switzerland. He spent eight months with us at Holy Hill in 2018, and we loved his singing so much that we got a piano and hauled it up a narrow staircase to our Elijah Chapel so we could hear more of it.

Concert is free. Donations are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you on July 21st.

Our next Friends of Carmel gathering at Holy Hill is on Saturday 10th August 2024, 10am to 4pm.We will be spending time ...
04/07/2024

Our next Friends of Carmel gathering at Holy Hill is on Saturday 10th August 2024, 10am to 4pm.
We will be spending time with two of the great Carmelite Saints, Therese of Lisieux and Edith Stein.
If you would like more information or to register for the day (no charge) please email [email protected]
All are welcome.

A few photos from our Chorpus Christi Celebration yesterday. We had our procession through the gardens followed by a lov...
03/06/2024

A few photos from our Chorpus Christi Celebration yesterday. We had our procession through the gardens followed by a lovely brunch.

Thank you to all the volunteers who attended our work day last Saturday. We had a great crew and thankfully the weather ...
03/06/2024

Thank you to all the volunteers who attended our work day last Saturday. We had a great crew and thankfully the weather was on our side! Here are a few photos from the day.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDEDWe are looking for volunteers for a workday at Holy Hill on SATURDAY MAY 25th. We will be cutting up t...
06/05/2024

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are looking for volunteers for a workday at Holy Hill on SATURDAY MAY 25th. We will be cutting up trees that came down in the winter gales, and moving and stacking the wood. We’ll also have garden jobs. We’ll work from 9 am to 4 pm and serve lunch around 12:30 pm. We’ll be grateful for all help, skilled and unskilled.
If you can come, email us at [email protected].

Thank you to all who attended our Easter Ceremonies and especially Fr Brendan who celebrated them. Here are some photos ...
31/03/2024

Thank you to all who attended our Easter Ceremonies and especially Fr Brendan who celebrated them.
Here are some photos from Holy Thursday (where we washed feet) to Good Friday (where we did our traditional stations in the woods at the back of our property) to Dawn Mass (starting with the fire in our courtyard progressing to Easter mass in our chapel) followed by breakfast in the library.
Wishing you and all your loved ones a very Happy Easter.
"The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies." Kate McGahan

GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES AT HOLY HILLGOOD FRIDAYOn Good Friday, March 29, our service will begin with outd...
08/03/2024

GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES AT HOLY HILL

GOOD FRIDAY
On Good Friday, March 29, our service will begin with outdoor stations at 3 p.m.

EASTER SUNDAY
On Easter Sunday, March 31, the vigil will begin at 6 am (daylight time) in the back courtyard. Everyone is invited to join us for the service and then for coffee in the library afterward.

Our next Friends of Carmel Gathering at Holy Hill is on Saturday 24th February 2024. Our theme is 'Sons and Daughters of...
02/02/2024

Our next Friends of Carmel Gathering at Holy Hill is on Saturday 24th February 2024.
Our theme is 'Sons and Daughters of your Father in Heaven'.
We will begin at 10.30 with coffee and finish at 4pm, a soup lunch will be provided by the community. (Donations invited on the day).
To help with planning please let us know if you would like to join us on this email [email protected].
All are very welcome, feel free to share and invite!

Wishing you all a very happy Epiphany! Here are some photos from our annual epiphany gathering earlier.We look forward t...
06/01/2024

Wishing you all a very happy Epiphany! Here are some photos from our annual epiphany gathering earlier.We look forward to seeing old and new faces throughout 2024.

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Ladies Brae
Skreen
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http://www.spirituallifeinstitute.org/

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Fr. John McGowan ODC, who came for a visit in early March, made this video of Holy Hill.

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