COME ENCOUNTER OUR JOURNEY INTO GOD
The Abbey Prepares for Phase IV of Building Plan
As the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (the Norbertines) approaches its 900th anniversary in 2021, we, here are Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, have begun planning for the growing needs of the people we serve. The fourth phase of our Abbey’s expansion is now in the planning stages. Please read our Case Statement on the link below to find out more information on our plans and how you can support us in this effort.
Retreats
Do you need solitude and rest? Is your group looking for a prayerful environment for your next meeting, conference or retreat? Come enjoy our hospitality as an individual or a group amidst our diverse facilities in our natural desert environment.
Vocation
Events
Are you looking to grow in faith and connect with others seeking God in their lives? Attend one of our many events at the Abbey and throughout our local community as we seek to bring people of good will together in building the Kingdom of God.
Featured Events
The Goodness of Every Friday: Pray the Way of the Cross, Experience Taizé in the Desert Come to Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey (5825 Coors Blvd. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121) on the third Friday of March for an evening of prayer during Lent through which we may observe the goodness of every Friday (as outlined by the 1983 Code of Canon Law, specifically Canon 1250). Take a reflective walk through the Abbey’s Way of the Cross path, following St. Pope John Paul II’s Scriptural Stations of the Cross. Then, join us for Taizé in the Desert, an ecumenical prayer service. We will meet near the Bethany Retreat House (on the northeast side of the Abbey’s campus) a little before 6:00pm. Taizé in the Desert will begin at 7:00pm in the Abbey Church. All are welcome! Jesus, the Samaritan Woman, and Us Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well is a powerful story of receptivity, freedom, deep affirmation, and transformation. It points to the invitation extended to all of us—to move into deeper relationship with Jesus—and how we discover our deepest identity in dialogue with the Holy One. All are welcome to join us at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey (5825 Coors Blvd. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121) on the third Friday of each month at 7:00 PM for this ecumenical and interdenominational form of prayer. Taizé is a spirituality that is easy to experience and hard to describe. Invite your friends and family. Leave the noise of modern life behind! Build your relationship with Jesus Christ through song, scripture, silence and contemplation with other young adults and members of our community! Attend the next prayer service in the spirit of Taizé, a French monastic community. 2020 DATES Taizé is served by the Norbertine Community’s Office of Christian Discipleship & Religious Vocation at Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey. Contact Celina Chavez for more information at cchavez@norbertinecommunity.org.
Friday, March 20, 2020
6:00pm – 8:00pm
This retreat is open to everyone interested in exploring the depths of Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan Woman, as well as their own experiences with the risen Christ. The retreat will include time for individual reflection, small and large group sharing, and prayer. Lunch is included in the $45.00 cost. Please register by Tuesday, March 17
January 17
February 21
March 20 – The Goodness of Every Friday
April 17
May 15
June 19 – 8th Anniversary
July 17
August 21
September 18
October 16
November 20
December 18
Our Mission
Our Life
The Norbertine Community is a religious order that vows a lifetime of conversion and worship in all we do. We seek to grow in holiness in our relationship with God in, through, and with one another and those whom we serve.
Our Story
In the years after Vatican II, under the leadership of Abbot Benjamin Mackin, the men of St. Norbert Abbey in DePere, Wisconsin missioned some men to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico for a new Norbertine foundation.
Our Abbey
Ministries
Discern a Vocation
Pray with Us
About Norbertine Life and Vocation
Our Latest Updates
When does Lent begin?
Today begins the Lenten season with the marking of Ash Wednesday. February 26 this year, but it occurred on March 6 last year and will be on February 17 next year. How does one determine when is Ash Wednesday? For most people, it is simply a matter of looking on a...
Speaking Heart to Heart: Jesus, the Samaritan Woman, and Us
Saturday, March 21, 2020, 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well is a powerful story of receptivity, freedom, deep affirmation, and transformation. It points to the invitation extended to all of us—to move into deeper relationship...
Hospital Pastoral Care
Hospital pastoral care is among the numerous ministries in which the Norbertines of Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey serve. Father Thomas Pulickal, O. Praem. and Father Robert Campbell, O. Praem. minister, or have ministered, to patients in five different hospitals in the...
Find Us
5825 Coors Blvd. SW Albuquerque, NM 87121
505-873-4399