![Abbey Church, Library, dorm 2009.jpg](http://communio.stblogs.org/assets_c/2009/12/Abbey Church, Library, dorm 2009-thumb-275x206-5340.jpg)
Spencer's abbey has always held a special place in my heart because of the beauty of the location --on top of a hill with rolling fields and lakes-- and because of friendship I share with some of the monks and the sacred Liturgy.
Saint Joseph's Abbey is a monastic house of monks of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (OCSO), the Trappists.
![Spencer Abbey, sanctuary 2009.jpg](http://communio.stblogs.org/assets_c/2009/12/Spencer Abbey, sanctuary 2009-thumb-250x187-5342.jpg)
I even stopped by the Holy Rood Guild and purchased an icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and a linen amice.
See the monks' blog that's periodically update, here.