St. Mary's & St. Scholastica Monasteries

USA / Massachusetts / Petersham /
 monastery, Order of Saint Benedict, Roman Catholic church
twin Benedictine communities in rural, central Massachusetts. The two communities share 200 acres just north of the town of Petersham with thePetersham State Forest bordering one side of the property and the Harvard forest the other.

Founded less than 25 years ago, both communities are members of the Subiaco Congregation. St. Scholastica, the nun’s house, is a daughter of Stanbrook Abbey in England,
St. Mary’s is a dependent house of Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland.
The liturgies follow the modern Solesmes books, supplemented by the older texts where the new have not yet been issued.
St. Mary’s Monastery
271 North Main St.
P.O. Box 345
Petersham, MA 01366
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   42°31'22"N   72°11'19"W
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