Restless are our hearts, until they rest in - Gast im Kloster
Restless are our hearts, until they rest in - Gast im Kloster
Restless are our hearts, until they rest in - Gast im Kloster
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Heiligenkreuz<br />
Cistercian Abbey<br />
2532 Heiligenkreuz <strong>im</strong> Wienerwald<br />
Stift 1<br />
(T) +43 (0)2258 8703-0<br />
(F) +43 (0)2258 8703-114<br />
(E) heiligenkreuz@kloesterreich.at<br />
www.stift-heiligenkreuz.at<br />
Pray<strong>in</strong>g the H<strong>our</strong>s<br />
Vigil at 5.15 a.m. | Laudes at 6.00<br />
a.m. | Terz and Sext at 12.00 p.m. |<br />
Non at 12.55 p.m. | Vesper at 6.00<br />
p.m. | Komplet and Salve Reg<strong>in</strong>a at<br />
7.45 p.m. | Eucharist at 6.20 a.m.<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g the week and 9.30 a.m.<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g public holidays<br />
Participation<br />
As a guest <strong>in</strong> <strong>our</strong> abbey<br />
Spiritual accompan<strong>im</strong>ent<br />
Father Mart<strong>in</strong> Krutzler OCist, host<br />
(T) +43 (0)2258 8703-101<br />
(E) gastmeister@stift-heiligenkreuz.at<br />
Monastic life<br />
Father Prior<br />
(T) +43 (0)2258 8703-156<br />
(E) p.prior@stift-heiligenkreuz.at<br />
In addition<br />
Study <strong>in</strong>formation:<br />
Pr<strong>in</strong>cipal Prof. P. Dr. Karl Wallner<br />
(T) +43 (0)2258 8703-177<br />
(E) rektor@hochschuleheiligenkreuz.at<br />
Lower Austria<br />
Heiligenkreuz<br />
Abbey<br />
The abbey of Heiligenkreuz <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Vienna fo<strong>rest</strong>s is a „powerful place“<br />
(Pope Benedikt XVI), a liv<strong>in</strong>g<br />
community of around 81 Cistercian monks<br />
<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a papal high school, 21 parishes,<br />
the Leopold<strong>in</strong>um, a foundation project <strong>in</strong><br />
Sri Lanka, and many more. Heiligenkreuz<br />
Abbey was founded <strong>in</strong> 1133 by Sa<strong>in</strong>t<br />
Leopold follow<strong>in</strong>g the advice of his son,<br />
Otto of Freis<strong>in</strong>g the Blessed.<br />
Heiligenkreuz cont<strong>in</strong>ues to exist ever s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
that date, well over 876 years by now. It is the<br />
second oldest Cistercian abbey <strong>in</strong> the world.<br />
Locally, the abbey provides the spiritual heart<br />
of the Vienna fo<strong>rest</strong>s: a strik<strong>in</strong>g balance<br />
between culture and nature, the Middle<br />
Ages and the Baroque t<strong>im</strong>es, history and<br />
spirituality. Our motto is: „Patent portae<br />
magis cor! Our doors <strong>are</strong> open, but even<br />
more so <strong>our</strong> <strong>hearts</strong>!“<br />
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