COMPLINE St. Joseph’s Abbey, Spencer MA

A timeless prayerful Compline from the Cistercian monks at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer.

From Wikipedia:

Compline (/ˈkɒmplɪn/ KOM-plin), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final church service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. The English word compline is derived from the Latin completorium, as Compline is the completion of the working day.

[tramgleason]

Thank you so much for posting the words so we can pray along. God's Blessings and protect.

[luisjohnson]

Sing for the Gloria of God and Peace among men & women of good will. Adoration and praise be to God forever and ever!

[thomasdef]

I spent a week in Spencer for a vocational retreat in 1992. One of my happiest memories. I retain a great admiration of the Cistercian/Trappist ideal. Blessings to all. Peace and light.

[eduardocampos]

Take advantage of the abbey you who live close. I ask the Lord to let me visit one of these abbeys before I die since I am so far from them. It is difficult to travel the distance so I try to make good use of this kind of posts. Thanks a million for them!!!

[Iesuluxvitae]

Muito obrigado! Que frescor, que leveza, que paz! Gratidão de um frade Carmelita do 🇧🇷 Brasil. Um grande abraço ao Padre Bernardo Bonowits

[markgargulinski]

Totally enjoying the monks of Spencer as I have my entire adult life. My brother and I from Sterling Mass attended Compline Many years there and he loved it so much he eventually joined St Joseph’s Abbey. That was 45 years ago and still sings this every night.

[reginar]

Thank you for this video. Love and the content so much. God bless you for sharing.

[janicepedroli]

Thank you. I had not thought of making justice my sacrafice. My justice and even my civil rights are sacraficed daily. Now I will offer them to God and ask for His justice. Thank you for your change to my thoughts and prayers.

[anned]

People are still finding this and loving it.

[philphilman]

Thank you for this. The monks and this abbey hold a special place in my heart. God bless.

[lawwiz]

Thank you for sharing this! I grew up in the 70s listening to this nightly on a local religious radio station. The audio is crystal clear and it is wonderful to see the lyrics.

[RevCelticMonk]

What a wonderful offering for those of us who are heartbroken to not be able to retreat in these days. So happy to have found this! God Bless You and Keep You!

[williamnoslo]

This is a beautiful thing you’ve given us

[franciscopiojrcevallos]

Nice to find a COMPLINE prayer chant here in You Tube, last month I attended an 8 day Observation period with them at Trappist Guimaras Island, Phillippines

[ericdelisle]

I make my annual retreat at Spencer Abbey and look forward to it every year. A place of peace and silence.

[fhugheveleigh]

An extraordinary affecting simplicity in this which is unmistakable. Loved it, was moved by it and to some extent changed. I can't be more honest than that.

[josephmartin]

This is so beautiful, loved it so much, thanks for sharing and God bless you!

[katy]

This is such a beautiful aid for my nightly prayer. Thank you and God Bless you for posting this. Amen.

[herbgurl]

I have always wanted to visit this place. My grandfather, a food science professor, went to Spencer and taught the monks about canning for mass production when they were first getting started…

[robertthern]

I grew up in North Brookfield and often drove over to the Abbey for Compline. For 30 years I have been living in Germany and am so happy to be able to listen to Compline on you tube - always a blessing!