The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery of monks situated in Mendiola Street in Manila, Philippines.

The Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat is a Benedictine monastery of monks situated in Mendiola Street in Manila, Philippines.

Prayer & Worship

Prayer schedules, liturgies, and information on how to join us in prayer.

Retreats

Details on retreat offerings, schedules, and how to book a retreat.

Vocation

A unique calling to live a life of prayer, community, and service within a monastery.

Education

As our apostolate, we run San Beda University Manila & Rizal and San Beda College, Alabang.

Schedule of Liturgical Celebrations

Monday - Friday

5:50 AM - Morning Prayer
6:20 AM - CONVENTUAL MASS
5:00 PM - Evening Prayer

Saturday & Holidays

6:30 AM - Morning Prayer
7:00 AM - CONVENTUAL MASS
5:00 PM - Evening Prayer

Sunday

6:30 AM - Morning Prayer
10:30 AM - CONVENTUAL MASS
6:00 PM - Evening Prayer with Benediction

St. Bede the Venerable
May 25

“All my life I spent in that same monastery, giving my whole life attention to the study of the Holy Scriptures, and in the intervals between the hours of regular discipline and the duties of singing in the church, I always took pleasure in learning, or teaching, or writing something.” (Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, ed, J.A. Giles, xi)

What's Ahead

Join us in the celebration of the 125th anniversary of San Beda University 

Our History

The Benedictines arrived in the Philippines in the late 19th century to engage in missionary and parish work in Jesuit-established parishes in Surigao. Led by Abbot Jose Deas y Villar, a group of eight priests and six brothers from the Abbey of Montserrat in Spain reached Manila on the morning of September 12, 1895, and temporarily stayed with the Society of Jesus community in Sta. Ana.

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