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| [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]][[Image:Holycrossmonastery_westpark_ny_church200.jpg|frame|right|320px|<center>Church of St. Augustine at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY</center>]] | | [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]][[Image:Holycrossmonastery_westpark_ny_church200.jpg|frame|right|320px|<center>Church of St. Augustine at Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, NY</center>]] |
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− | The '''Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican)''' is an international [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican Anglican] [[monastic]] Order that follows the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_St._Benedict Rule of St. Benedict]. | + | The '''Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican)''' is an international [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglican Anglican] [[monastic]] Order that follows the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_St._Benedict Rule of St. Benedict]. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
− | The Order was founded in 1884 by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Otis_Sargent_Huntington Rev. James Otis Sargent Huntington], an [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[priest]], in [[New York City]]. The Order moved to Maryland briefly before settling in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Park,_New_York West Park, New York], in 1902. Today the Order operates five houses: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York; Mt. Calvary Retreat House and Monastery, Santa Barbara, California; Incarnation Priory, Berkeley, California; Holy Cross Priory, Toronto, Ontario; and Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, Grahamstown, South Africa. At the 2007 Annual Chapter, a decision was made to close Incarnation Priory. | + | The Order was founded in 1884 by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Otis_Sargent_Huntington Rev. James Otis Sargent Huntington], an [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal]] [[priest]], in [[New York City]]. The Order moved to Maryland briefly before settling in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Park,_New_York West Park, New York], in 1902. Today the Order operates five houses: Holy Cross Monastery, West Park, New York; Mt. Calvary Retreat House and Monastery, Santa Barbara, California; Incarnation Priory, Berkeley, California; Holy Cross Priory, Toronto, Ontario; and Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery, Grahamstown, South Africa. At the 2007 Annual Chapter, a decision was made to close Incarnation Priory. |
| ==Ministries== | | ==Ministries== |
| The [[monks]] of the Order engage in various ministries, the chief being that of [[prayer]] (including the Divine Office and daily Mass, as well as hosting guests for individual and group [[retreat]]s. The Order estimates that more than 5,000 guests stay at Holy Cross Monastery, one of the largest monastic retreat centers in the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]], each year. Holy Cross Monastery also makes and sells [[incense]] and religious literature. Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery operates a retreat house and is actively involved in the [[education]] of [[rural]] farm children through its scholarship programme. Both Incarnation Priory, Berkeley and Holy Cross Priory, Toronto are urban expressions of the Benedictine life where besides the Offices and [[Eucharist]], monks are actively involved in the work of the local Church. Some members of the Order engage in occupations such as being [[therapists]] or parish [[priests]]. Mt. Calvary is primarily a retreat house. All [[monasteries]] of the Order offer spiritual direction and [[counsel]]. | | The [[monks]] of the Order engage in various ministries, the chief being that of [[prayer]] (including the Divine Office and daily Mass, as well as hosting guests for individual and group [[retreat]]s. The Order estimates that more than 5,000 guests stay at Holy Cross Monastery, one of the largest monastic retreat centers in the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal Church]], each year. Holy Cross Monastery also makes and sells [[incense]] and religious literature. Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery operates a retreat house and is actively involved in the [[education]] of [[rural]] farm children through its scholarship programme. Both Incarnation Priory, Berkeley and Holy Cross Priory, Toronto are urban expressions of the Benedictine life where besides the Offices and [[Eucharist]], monks are actively involved in the work of the local Church. Some members of the Order engage in occupations such as being [[therapists]] or parish [[priests]]. Mt. Calvary is primarily a retreat house. All [[monasteries]] of the Order offer spiritual direction and [[counsel]]. |
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| Lay people and diocesan clergy ([[male]] and [[female]]) may join the Associates of Holy Cross. According to the Associates' web site, members "intend to love and serve God through a [[relationship]] with the Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican), adapting to their lives the Benedictine principles on which the [[monks]] base their common life." Associates live under a Rule of Life developed with the help of a Spiritual Director and have an ongoing relationship with the Order. Associates are entitled to use the post-nominal initials AHC. Notable Associates include The Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, the Rt. Rev. Nathan D. Baxter and The Bishop of Maryland, the Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff. | | Lay people and diocesan clergy ([[male]] and [[female]]) may join the Associates of Holy Cross. According to the Associates' web site, members "intend to love and serve God through a [[relationship]] with the Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican), adapting to their lives the Benedictine principles on which the [[monks]] base their common life." Associates live under a Rule of Life developed with the help of a Spiritual Director and have an ongoing relationship with the Order. Associates are entitled to use the post-nominal initials AHC. Notable Associates include The Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, the Rt. Rev. Nathan D. Baxter and The Bishop of Maryland, the Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff. |
| ==Holy Cross Publishing== | | ==Holy Cross Publishing== |
− | The Order is best known for its publishing of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Catholic Anglo-Catholic] devotional guide ''Saint Augustine's Prayer Book'', back in 1949. | + | The Order is best known for its publishing of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Catholic Anglo-Catholic] devotional guide ''Saint Augustine's Prayer Book'', back in 1949. |
− | The Order also co-published, with the sisters of the Order of St. Helena, ''A Monastic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breviary Breviary]'', which succeeded ''A Four Office Breviary''. | + | The Order also co-published, with the sisters of the Order of St. Helena, ''A Monastic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breviary Breviary]'', which succeeded ''A Four Office Breviary''. |
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| Br. Robert Sevensky, OHC, is the current Superior of the Order. The Rt. Rev. Mark Sisk is Bishop Visitor and the Rt Rev. Ann Tottenham is Deputy Bishop Visitor. | | Br. Robert Sevensky, OHC, is the current Superior of the Order. The Rt. Rev. Mark Sisk is Bishop Visitor and the Rt Rev. Ann Tottenham is Deputy Bishop Visitor. |
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
− | *[http://www.holycrossmonastery.com/OHC/OHC.htm The Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican) web site] | + | *[https://www.holycrossmonastery.com/OHC/OHC.htm The Order of the Holy Cross (Anglican) web site] |
− | *[http://www.holycrossmonastery.com/index.htm Holy Cross Monastery] | + | *[https://www.holycrossmonastery.com/index.htm Holy Cross Monastery] |
− | *[http://www.mount-calvary.org/ Mount Calvary: A Benedictine Retreat House and Monastery] | + | *[https://www.mount-calvary.org/ Mount Calvary: A Benedictine Retreat House and Monastery] |
− | *[http://www.ohcmonks.org/ Incarnation Priory] | + | *[https://www.ohcmonks.org/ Incarnation Priory] |
− | *[http://www.ohc-canada.org/ Holy Cross Priory - Toronto] | + | *[https://www.ohc-canada.org/ Holy Cross Priory - Toronto] |
− | *[http://www.umaria.co.za/ Mariya UMama weThemba Monastery] | + | *[https://www.umaria.co.za/ Mariya UMama weThemba Monastery] |
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