Address : 505 Holy Cross Rd, Wayne, WV 25570
Monastery Telephone: +1 (304) 849-2072
Monastery fax: +1 (304) 849-2016
Store Telephone: +1 (304) 849-4726
Store Fax: +1 (304) 849-4727
Guestmaster Telephone: +1 (304) 840-0581
Archdiocese: ROCOR – Russian Orthodox Church outside of Russia
Email : [Check Monastery Website]
Mailing Address: Holy Cross Monastery
505 Holy Cross Road
Wayne, WV 25570-5403
Website : https://www.holycross.org
YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@HolyCrossMonasteryWV
About : Holy Cross Monastery is an English-speaking monastery under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia in the Diocese of Eastern America & New York. The abbot of the monastery is Igumen Gabriel.
Holy Cross is a growing monastery consisting of more than two dozen monks, novices, candidates, and lay workers, most of whom are converts to the Orthodox Faith. The monastery community is comprised of both seasoned monks who have lived very full monastic lives for decades, and many younger monks who have brought to the monastery a youthful vigor and energy.
The monastery is located on 180 acres of land in the beautiful foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. The surrounding hills and forests provide the monastery with seclusion from the distractions and temptations of the world, as well as a daily reminder of the beauty of God’s creation. These two aspects of our physical setting help to lead us to prayer.
Abbot : Igumen Gabriel
Diocese : ROCOR (Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia)
Holy Cross Monastery was founded in September 1986 by Hieromonk Kallistos (†1992) in House Springs, MO. The monastery remained in the Missouri area for the next 14 years. During this time, the monastery expanded and grew. In 1999, Holy Cross doubled in size and all available rooms for the monastics were filled.
An offer of land was made to the monastery and with the blessings of the abbot, the ever-memorable Metropolitan (then Archbishop) Laurus of Holy Trinity Monastery, and the monastery’s spiritual father, Bishop (then Abbot) George, the brotherhood decided to move the monastery to West Virginia. The move was accomplished on May 25, 2000.
The monks’ day at the monastery begins early with prayer in church. This is followed by a period of quiet time for private prayer in the cell, a simple breakfast, and then work in various obediences. Lunch is at noon, followed by afternoon work; Vespers at five, and dinner and Compline to close the day. All of our church services are in English. Meals are eaten in silence, while one of the monks reads from the Lives of the Saints, or other spiritually profitable material.
Our usual daily schedule is as follows:
Weekday Schedule
5:00 AM Matins, First Hour & Liturgy
Cell time. Optional buffet breakfast.
9:00 AM Morning work period
12:00 PM Moleben to St. Panteleimon & lunch
1:30 PM Afternoon work period
5:00 PM Vespers
5:45 PM Supper
6:30 PM Compline
Sunday & Vigil Rank Feast Schedule
Evening before:
5:00 PM Supper
6:30 PM Vigil
Sunday or Feast Day:
9:00 AM Hours & Liturgy with meal following
5:00 PM Vespers
5:45 PM Supper
6:30 PM Compline
