Promoting Vocations

Beautifully situated on the eastern shore of Narragansett Bay, the Abbey of Saint Gregory the Great in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is a Benedictine monastic community, faithful to the Church's teachings, dedicated to a serious life of prayer, and centered on the Eucharist, spiritual reading, and the important work of educating and forming young men and women. The coeducational boarding school (grades 9–12) which we administer is committed to handing on the faith in the context of high liturgical, academic, and moral standards.

Address inquires to:Director of Vocations The Abbey – 285 Cory's Lane Portsmouth, RI 02871-1352 Tel: 401-683-2000 Fax: 401-683-5888

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Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis