HomeBeyond IloiloGuimarasTrappist MonasteryThe Trappist Monastery grounds is a peaceful and sacred enclave in Guimaras run by monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance. These monks follow the rule of St. Benedict and are best known for the extreme austerity or strictness that charaThe Trappist Monastery grounds is a peaceful and sacred enclave in Guimaras run by monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance. These monks follow the rule of St. Benedict and are best known for the extreme austerity or strictness that characterizes their discipline.The monks earn a living by selling souvenir items and processed foods such as jellies, jams, candies, piyaya and more, which are sold in a small shop within the monastery grounds. All the products are from ingredients grown in the Trappist grounds.You can tour the monastery grounds, visit their prayer areas. Don’t forget to talk with the monks and nuns. They’re all friendly and are full of wise thoughts and things to contemplate about while you’re spending your time in serenity. There are also guest houses available at reasonable prices for those who would want a retreat from the stresses of life.The Trappist Monastery is located in Bgy. San Miguel, Jordan Town in Guimaras. From Iloilo, Jordan, Guimaras can be reached by riding a pumpboat in Ortiz St., Iloilo City. Then from Jordan Port, one can arrange transportation to the Trappist Monastery with the help of the Provincial Tourism Office Outpost. It is approximately a 20-30 minute multicab / jeepney ride from the Jordan Port.Contact & Information Address: Brgy. San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras, Philippines Website: http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP/ Mobile: (+63) 928 502 4756 / (+63) 9274634465 Fax: (+63)(33) 581-3468 Contact Person: Fr. Bruno MendozaDon’t leave yet. There’s more!Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment *Name * Email * Website ΔThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Comments Earl saysAugust 7, 2017 at 9:07 amGood Day! Pde po bang mag group retreat dito ?Reply Joy Cuevas saysFebruary 8, 2013 at 10:49 pmDear Fr. Bruno,I intend to go on a retreat with my 3 children (ages 20-26)at the Trappist Monastery on June 23 until June 25. Do you allow family retreat? Please let me know. Thank you and God bless!joy cuevasReply sally austria saysNovember 12, 2012 at 6:14 pmhello ! fr.ernesto mendoza,ipagdasal mo po si mark anthony austria sya ay naguguluhan sa kanyang buhay .ipag dasal mo mag take uli si mark anthony ng board exam sa nursing ipagdasal mo po makapasa siya .merong sinasabi si dolora payumo na libre ang review sa norzagaray,bulacan .meron na pong college sa garay .ipagdasal mo posi mark anthony tawagan siya ni dolora payumo . para mag take uli ng board exam sa nursing .sa ngayon december ay wala na kasi merong uling mag tatake ng board exam itong december ipagdsal mo tawagan siya sa march 2013.o april .tnx .po si sally austria po ito.ng angat,bulacan ang celphone number ko pa rin po 09179019392.Reply JOSE MA. C. OCHON saysOctober 14, 2012 at 3:14 pmGood afternoon. My family and I are planning to spend a day’s vacation in Guimaras this coming October 27, 2012. We would like to know if you have air-conditioned room to accommodate a family of 5 and how much would it cost me if it would include meals?I have been to the monastery in 1977, and this would only be my second time to visit the site. This time I am travelling with my own family.Thank you for your kind attention.Reply mary louise alba saysJuly 22, 2012 at 11:42 pmare rates still the same?i’m planning to go on retreat on october..do thy required minimum number of persons?or it’s fine even if your alone.Reply Helen saysMay 22, 2012 at 9:32 amBeen trying to contact the numbers for provided but there was no answer for the cell line. i left my camera in the souvenir store last sunday…. i hope that somebody who reads this will pass the message to the store. my mother’s 90th bday celebration is still in that camera and that was priceless. please contact me on my email address. thanksReply Emmanuel Tio saysApril 20, 2012 at 5:52 pmApril 20, 2012 Dear Prayer Warriors, I have some discoveries in my body that make me think to have stomach and colon cancers. I am as poor as a rat and I can’t pay doctors to cure me in the Philippines. Please help me pray to cure these disorders. Perhaps, God may provide miracles to cure me. I am experiencing death little by little and I will be dying sooner or later due to stomach and colon cancers. How I would wish to die with My Lord Jesus Christ later on. I’ve experienced this most merciful act and I know that He will be with me while dying. I feel the spirit of death killing me once in a while but I am not losing hope that God will cure my stomach and my intestines. I may not cure my disorders by myself but may God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. I would wish to die like Christ in the Mt. Calvary but I have no idea who my murderers are. I will be loving my enemies and I hope that God will forgive my sins before and after I die. Please pray for me. Yours truly in Christ, Emmanuel C. Tio Address: 759 Libjo, D’Hope, Batangas City, Philippines 4200 Phone: +63 43 4021121 E-mail Address: [email protected]Reply penny sabater saysApril 20, 2012 at 4:14 pmhello to all the staff and administrator; I would like to ask about the trappist monastery, gusto ko po sanang mag-individual retreat, isa po akong postulant dito po sa servite order. Magkano po ba ang babayaran and others.Salamat po!Reply cecille saysSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:45 pmbeen to guimaras last august…we’re first timers there. my friend and i stayed at the trappist guesthouse though we were not retreatants. the place was very serene…it is a place like no other. a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.we will be back and hope to take a retreat by then. thanks a lot to the guestmaster bro. meme magno who made sure that your stay will be a memorable one.we have encourage friends from mla to visit guimaras esp during the mango season. our only regret was that we were not able to see mangoes in bloom.btw the sadsad falls is one for the books and the beaches are great.Reply rosie dalisay saysSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:26 amHi CecilleI ma interested in visiting the Trappist monastery. Can you possibly extend assistance by providing their contact number? Will appreciate favorable response to this requestMany thanks RosieReply ky saysMarch 10, 2011 at 9:45 pmIt’s that time of the year again…. For those who want some peace and quiet or a meaningful retreat with friends, here’s the Trappist Monastery Guimaras website.http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP/God bless.Reply Bro. BLain Alondres saysFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:31 pmPax!My name is Bro. Blain a postulant of OCSO in guimaras. i see all your comments. you can send me thru here my email [email protected]. About trying the life i suggest you contact [email protected]. Dom Abbot Fil Cinco will tell you how and be open to him. i’m referring to you men here in this section wanting to try. they accept usually from 25 above but there are special cases. or call me 09192961218 or 09162914383. i’m a postulant yet, i am studying outside. i go there every summer. Most of all, pray the The Virgin Mary to assist you. Entering Trappist have a Lot of Process it’s not the same with those congregations that you can just come and see. This Order is different. I will try helping you all. And pls do contact me if are still opening this sight or look for me in facebook. good Day!Pax Christe!May Jesus lead you!Reply Gloria A. Esperanza saysFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:46 pmGood day. I’m interested to know how my brother could join the monastic life. Is it possible for somebody to join the monastic life even if he’s already almost 50 years old? I don’t know whom to address this question. I am just making a try if i can have the answer. He’d been in the monastery for a month exposure but he was not accepted that time because he was still very young. He met a girl and lived as husband and wife. The wife died recently and he found himself still with that desire to join the monks in Guimaras. Is there still a chance for him to be a monk? Pls. whoever you are out there kindly give me a response. I sincerely need the answer.Reply Poor Servants of Divine Mercy saysMay 26, 2012 at 4:32 pmHi Ms. Gloria, other monastery or religious order ay hanggang 45 year old lamang ang tinatanggap; but others ay until 35 year old. Mahirap na kasi i-form ang 50 year old above at humihina na ang health resistance niya at napaka-rigor ang activities ng monastic formation. Anyway, hindi nagtatapos doon ang bokasyon niya as long as he’s trusting God still at wala na siyang responsibilidad sa pamilya, he can still seek other options. Try to add our facebook account POOR SERVANTS OF DIVINE MERCY or email us at [email protected] for further info. Thanks.Reply gay banson saysFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:41 amThe first time I went to this place, the Trappist Monastery was when we have our field trip way back in 1980 together with my classmates in the University of San Agustin.I have no idea of how monks lived not until we were there and have some conversation with one of the monks who was the assigned as officer-of-day….I find the place to quiet and tranquil. Its really a good place for anyone who would temporarily get away with the city life.I will plan for my visit there this year. I hope I can get a correct contact numbers so I can make proper arrangement or appointment before going there. Would it be possible even if I am not a retreatant?Reply anthony tabing saysJanuary 10, 2011 at 3:31 pmI just spend the best days of the year this Jan 2 – 5 2010. I was the only retreatant during that time.And the spiritual experience served to reinforce my life as a single person. Spending my birthday there, in midst of contemplation and prayer, is a way of life I am pursuing even being outside right now in the middle east. I was provided with an upclose way of life of the brother monks. Before when I struggled to include prayers within work and mundane activities, the monks opened my eyes that prayer is the life we live interspersed with work to sustain basic needs.I never anticipated and taken joy in prayer, and long my enounter with the Lord each time the liturgy of the hours draws close.Reply VIN MATURAN-GENOVATE saysJuly 7, 2010 at 4:46 pmI lived in Guimaras for two years and Trappist monastery was my charging chamber every time I encounter problems. For two years also I worked at the Provincial Capitol and made me realized that work and spirituality were truly interconnected. After two years, I left Guimaras and entered a seminary in Davao. My experience in this island was truly unforgettable and helped my spirituality a lot. Thanks to the brothers who helped me realized the beauty and grandeur of life.Reply VIN saysJuly 7, 2010 at 4:45 pmI lived in Guimaras for two years and Trappist monastery was my charging chamber every time I encounter problems. For two years also I worked at the Provincial Capitol and made me realized that work and spirituality were truly interconnected. After two years, I left Guimaras and entered a seminary in Davao. My experience in this island is truly unforgettable and helped my spirituality a lot. Thanks to the brothers who helped me realized the beauty and grandeur of life.Reply nick saysMay 14, 2010 at 1:55 amguimaras monastery….a right place to those who are BUSY and FORGETS the other side of life… i really miss this place… coz this is the greatest experience in my life that happened… looks like a dream come true… i really thank GOD for guiding me reaching the monastery alone and safe… and im very thankful to all the brothers for their kindness specially Fr. Bruno… hope i can get his e-mail add to keep in touch with…God Bless Always….i really miss the monastery…Reply Mrs. Rono saysMarch 22, 2010 at 4:57 pmI’m not sure why, but i got a different mobile number for the Trappist Monastery during my last visit. Do check out :)Reply lea marie alcaraz saysMarch 15, 2010 at 5:35 pmi would like to inquire if it is possible for me and my sister to stay in your monastery for some quiet weekend this april 9-11, 2010?Thank you.Reply Joey Caro saysFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:12 pmHi,I would like to inquire on how I may make a reservation for 3 days from March 24th – 26th, 2010, aircon room, for my mother. I have been trying to contact the numbers listed, 5813385 and 5813393 including the cell phone # 09274634465. The landline numbers have been inactive as per globelines and PLDT does not have any listing of Trappist Monastery. May I request to be provided with the contact number of Fr. Bruno Mendoza so I may reserve by next week?Please help me. ThanksReply Arlyn Alvior-Guese saysFebruary 19, 2010 at 11:14 amPlease extend my regards to the monks and nuns. When I was a nursing student I was in a Prayer Group who used to spend weekends at the Bethany Prayer House. We used to sing at the monastery. That was in the 70’s – the picture of the monastery you featured here is a far cry from the Nipa Hut style of the monastery then. I remember the vineyard and lots of great memories from that place. We have since scattered but I will always cherish those days we spent nurturing our spiritual lives.Reply Sem. Moises V. saysFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:45 amPS. let me know also how long can I stay in your monastery and other financial obligations. thanks!!!Reply Sem. Moises V. saysFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:41 amI’m Moises Villamayor, Theology 3, a seminarian of San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe, Makati City MM.I would like to hold a live-in experience of contemplative life in your monastery this summer and would search for a spirituality in the context of Diocesan Life. My Spiritual Director suggested your monastery as a good place to search for a spirituallity. Can you help me how can I experience your monastic life and what should I do to prepare for it.?Reply Malou saysNovember 4, 2009 at 10:46 amgood day, i’ve been to guimaras just a couple of week ago and was able to visit trappist monastery… such a lovely place… i just would like to ask if the products sold there can also be bought here in manila… i love your jam and ginger tea a lot… more power.. God bless us allReply Rafael Calma saysOctober 15, 2009 at 1:06 pmI would like to attend a retreat on the weekend of Oct 31.I was calling the number (033)5813385 but it seems to be an invalid number.Is there any other landline we can call.Thanks you.RafaelReply Cathy saysJuly 10, 2009 at 4:06 pmI went back in Guimaras last march and june 2009 after so many years of stay in manila but sad to say i wasnt able to visit Trappist Monastery, i heard so many good things about it, on how they can give good advices and the atmosphere can enlighten your spirit / mind. I hope this december when my sister and i go back in Guimaras we can also visit the Monastery.. Anyway i wud like to know if we can just dropby there or we need to call the Monastery first?? Thanks so much…Reply Cathy saysJuly 10, 2009 at 3:52 pmSince i went back to guimaras last march and june after so many years of my stay in Manila, i wasn’t able to visit the Trappist Monastery i heard so many good things about it, on how they can give you good advices and how the atmosphere can enlighten your spirit/mind… hope next time i visit Guimaras i can also visit the Monastery.. My sister and I are planning to go back in Guimaras on December can we just dropby there or do we need to have a booking first??Reply Ramil Masayon saysMay 13, 2009 at 10:39 amIm very much interested in joining monastic life, but i dont know how to go about it,but i don’t have the name vocation director. please let me inform. Godbless.Reply Rodel Roa saysMarch 30, 2008 at 1:36 pmI am very interested about monastic life. I would like to contact someone from the monastery but i do not have there address and the name of the Vocation Director. Would you be kind enough to share it with me.More prayers promised.Just send it to my email add [email protected]Reply Jun Cordero saysFebruary 18, 2009 at 11:37 pmPlease let me know the contact info for the MonasteryAre you related to Marietta Roa Protasio?Jun Cordero Benedictine Oblates Prince of Peace Abbey Oceanside, CA P O Box 82212, Las Vegas NV 89180Reply Pam Gallego saysApril 20, 2009 at 12:29 pmvisit this site and click accomodationsOLP-Trappist Monastery Guest House San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras Contact Person: Fr. Bruno Mendoza Contact Numbers: 09274634465 / 033-5813385Facilities: Rates (Php)3 AC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 550.00/pax35 NAC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 400.00/paxNote: for retreatant onlyReply ma. ethel c. tiu saysAugust 5, 2010 at 2:20 pmhow can i arrange for a retreat? Pam Gallego saysFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:46 pmName Sr Jude Alcance ,FMA From: Cebu Punta Princesa Purpose : Retreat accomodation for 30 catechists of Cebu Date March 26 – 28 Contact number 09163969175 chymera00 saysJanuary 24, 2008 at 3:56 pmThanks Alvin.The contact details I don’t have but the transportation details are already included in the post.Reply alvin saysJanuary 24, 2008 at 11:16 amei bro, we’re group of graduate students here @UP Diliman. We’re interested to hold a 3-day retreat in Trappist Monastery from April 7-9 but we don’t know how to get there and who to contact. We would really appreciate if you can send us info regarding this matter. kindly send the info to my email address: [email protected] thanks.:-) your posts are superb!Reply Pam Gallego saysApril 20, 2009 at 12:30 pmOLP-Trappist Monastery Guest House San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras Contact Person: Fr. Bruno Mendoza Contact Numbers: 09274634465 / 033-5813385Facilities: Rates (Php)3 AC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 550.00/pax35 NAC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 400.00/paxNote: for retreatant onlyReply Joyce saysJanuary 15, 2008 at 2:51 amI love guimaras and this is the best place my husband and i have been too. we truly miss our many guimaras friends. thank you for the article about the trappist monastery. if you have further information about the monastery, i would like to talk to you.Reply alexander saysNovember 16, 2007 at 11:47 pmit’s awesome to know more about guimaras the beauty in our neighborhood. i’ll visit the place next time after more than a dozen times i was there good job for opening my eyesReply
Joy Cuevas saysFebruary 8, 2013 at 10:49 pmDear Fr. Bruno,I intend to go on a retreat with my 3 children (ages 20-26)at the Trappist Monastery on June 23 until June 25. Do you allow family retreat? Please let me know. Thank you and God bless!joy cuevasReply
sally austria saysNovember 12, 2012 at 6:14 pmhello ! fr.ernesto mendoza,ipagdasal mo po si mark anthony austria sya ay naguguluhan sa kanyang buhay .ipag dasal mo mag take uli si mark anthony ng board exam sa nursing ipagdasal mo po makapasa siya .merong sinasabi si dolora payumo na libre ang review sa norzagaray,bulacan .meron na pong college sa garay .ipagdasal mo posi mark anthony tawagan siya ni dolora payumo . para mag take uli ng board exam sa nursing .sa ngayon december ay wala na kasi merong uling mag tatake ng board exam itong december ipagdsal mo tawagan siya sa march 2013.o april .tnx .po si sally austria po ito.ng angat,bulacan ang celphone number ko pa rin po 09179019392.Reply
JOSE MA. C. OCHON saysOctober 14, 2012 at 3:14 pmGood afternoon. My family and I are planning to spend a day’s vacation in Guimaras this coming October 27, 2012. We would like to know if you have air-conditioned room to accommodate a family of 5 and how much would it cost me if it would include meals?I have been to the monastery in 1977, and this would only be my second time to visit the site. This time I am travelling with my own family.Thank you for your kind attention.Reply
mary louise alba saysJuly 22, 2012 at 11:42 pmare rates still the same?i’m planning to go on retreat on october..do thy required minimum number of persons?or it’s fine even if your alone.Reply
Helen saysMay 22, 2012 at 9:32 amBeen trying to contact the numbers for provided but there was no answer for the cell line. i left my camera in the souvenir store last sunday…. i hope that somebody who reads this will pass the message to the store. my mother’s 90th bday celebration is still in that camera and that was priceless. please contact me on my email address. thanksReply
Emmanuel Tio saysApril 20, 2012 at 5:52 pmApril 20, 2012 Dear Prayer Warriors, I have some discoveries in my body that make me think to have stomach and colon cancers. I am as poor as a rat and I can’t pay doctors to cure me in the Philippines. Please help me pray to cure these disorders. Perhaps, God may provide miracles to cure me. I am experiencing death little by little and I will be dying sooner or later due to stomach and colon cancers. How I would wish to die with My Lord Jesus Christ later on. I’ve experienced this most merciful act and I know that He will be with me while dying. I feel the spirit of death killing me once in a while but I am not losing hope that God will cure my stomach and my intestines. I may not cure my disorders by myself but may God’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. I would wish to die like Christ in the Mt. Calvary but I have no idea who my murderers are. I will be loving my enemies and I hope that God will forgive my sins before and after I die. Please pray for me. Yours truly in Christ, Emmanuel C. Tio Address: 759 Libjo, D’Hope, Batangas City, Philippines 4200 Phone: +63 43 4021121 E-mail Address: [email protected]Reply
penny sabater saysApril 20, 2012 at 4:14 pmhello to all the staff and administrator; I would like to ask about the trappist monastery, gusto ko po sanang mag-individual retreat, isa po akong postulant dito po sa servite order. Magkano po ba ang babayaran and others.Salamat po!Reply
cecille saysSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:45 pmbeen to guimaras last august…we’re first timers there. my friend and i stayed at the trappist guesthouse though we were not retreatants. the place was very serene…it is a place like no other. a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.we will be back and hope to take a retreat by then. thanks a lot to the guestmaster bro. meme magno who made sure that your stay will be a memorable one.we have encourage friends from mla to visit guimaras esp during the mango season. our only regret was that we were not able to see mangoes in bloom.btw the sadsad falls is one for the books and the beaches are great.Reply
rosie dalisay saysSeptember 21, 2011 at 8:26 amHi CecilleI ma interested in visiting the Trappist monastery. Can you possibly extend assistance by providing their contact number? Will appreciate favorable response to this requestMany thanks RosieReply
ky saysMarch 10, 2011 at 9:45 pmIt’s that time of the year again…. For those who want some peace and quiet or a meaningful retreat with friends, here’s the Trappist Monastery Guimaras website.http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP/God bless.Reply
Bro. BLain Alondres saysFebruary 26, 2011 at 8:31 pmPax!My name is Bro. Blain a postulant of OCSO in guimaras. i see all your comments. you can send me thru here my email [email protected]. About trying the life i suggest you contact [email protected]. Dom Abbot Fil Cinco will tell you how and be open to him. i’m referring to you men here in this section wanting to try. they accept usually from 25 above but there are special cases. or call me 09192961218 or 09162914383. i’m a postulant yet, i am studying outside. i go there every summer. Most of all, pray the The Virgin Mary to assist you. Entering Trappist have a Lot of Process it’s not the same with those congregations that you can just come and see. This Order is different. I will try helping you all. And pls do contact me if are still opening this sight or look for me in facebook. good Day!Pax Christe!May Jesus lead you!Reply
Gloria A. Esperanza saysFebruary 7, 2011 at 4:46 pmGood day. I’m interested to know how my brother could join the monastic life. Is it possible for somebody to join the monastic life even if he’s already almost 50 years old? I don’t know whom to address this question. I am just making a try if i can have the answer. He’d been in the monastery for a month exposure but he was not accepted that time because he was still very young. He met a girl and lived as husband and wife. The wife died recently and he found himself still with that desire to join the monks in Guimaras. Is there still a chance for him to be a monk? Pls. whoever you are out there kindly give me a response. I sincerely need the answer.Reply
Poor Servants of Divine Mercy saysMay 26, 2012 at 4:32 pmHi Ms. Gloria, other monastery or religious order ay hanggang 45 year old lamang ang tinatanggap; but others ay until 35 year old. Mahirap na kasi i-form ang 50 year old above at humihina na ang health resistance niya at napaka-rigor ang activities ng monastic formation. Anyway, hindi nagtatapos doon ang bokasyon niya as long as he’s trusting God still at wala na siyang responsibilidad sa pamilya, he can still seek other options. Try to add our facebook account POOR SERVANTS OF DIVINE MERCY or email us at [email protected] for further info. Thanks.Reply
gay banson saysFebruary 2, 2011 at 11:41 amThe first time I went to this place, the Trappist Monastery was when we have our field trip way back in 1980 together with my classmates in the University of San Agustin.I have no idea of how monks lived not until we were there and have some conversation with one of the monks who was the assigned as officer-of-day….I find the place to quiet and tranquil. Its really a good place for anyone who would temporarily get away with the city life.I will plan for my visit there this year. I hope I can get a correct contact numbers so I can make proper arrangement or appointment before going there. Would it be possible even if I am not a retreatant?Reply
anthony tabing saysJanuary 10, 2011 at 3:31 pmI just spend the best days of the year this Jan 2 – 5 2010. I was the only retreatant during that time.And the spiritual experience served to reinforce my life as a single person. Spending my birthday there, in midst of contemplation and prayer, is a way of life I am pursuing even being outside right now in the middle east. I was provided with an upclose way of life of the brother monks. Before when I struggled to include prayers within work and mundane activities, the monks opened my eyes that prayer is the life we live interspersed with work to sustain basic needs.I never anticipated and taken joy in prayer, and long my enounter with the Lord each time the liturgy of the hours draws close.Reply
VIN MATURAN-GENOVATE saysJuly 7, 2010 at 4:46 pmI lived in Guimaras for two years and Trappist monastery was my charging chamber every time I encounter problems. For two years also I worked at the Provincial Capitol and made me realized that work and spirituality were truly interconnected. After two years, I left Guimaras and entered a seminary in Davao. My experience in this island was truly unforgettable and helped my spirituality a lot. Thanks to the brothers who helped me realized the beauty and grandeur of life.Reply
VIN saysJuly 7, 2010 at 4:45 pmI lived in Guimaras for two years and Trappist monastery was my charging chamber every time I encounter problems. For two years also I worked at the Provincial Capitol and made me realized that work and spirituality were truly interconnected. After two years, I left Guimaras and entered a seminary in Davao. My experience in this island is truly unforgettable and helped my spirituality a lot. Thanks to the brothers who helped me realized the beauty and grandeur of life.Reply
nick saysMay 14, 2010 at 1:55 amguimaras monastery….a right place to those who are BUSY and FORGETS the other side of life… i really miss this place… coz this is the greatest experience in my life that happened… looks like a dream come true… i really thank GOD for guiding me reaching the monastery alone and safe… and im very thankful to all the brothers for their kindness specially Fr. Bruno… hope i can get his e-mail add to keep in touch with…God Bless Always….i really miss the monastery…Reply
Mrs. Rono saysMarch 22, 2010 at 4:57 pmI’m not sure why, but i got a different mobile number for the Trappist Monastery during my last visit. Do check out :)Reply
lea marie alcaraz saysMarch 15, 2010 at 5:35 pmi would like to inquire if it is possible for me and my sister to stay in your monastery for some quiet weekend this april 9-11, 2010?Thank you.Reply
Joey Caro saysFebruary 19, 2010 at 5:12 pmHi,I would like to inquire on how I may make a reservation for 3 days from March 24th – 26th, 2010, aircon room, for my mother. I have been trying to contact the numbers listed, 5813385 and 5813393 including the cell phone # 09274634465. The landline numbers have been inactive as per globelines and PLDT does not have any listing of Trappist Monastery. May I request to be provided with the contact number of Fr. Bruno Mendoza so I may reserve by next week?Please help me. ThanksReply
Arlyn Alvior-Guese saysFebruary 19, 2010 at 11:14 amPlease extend my regards to the monks and nuns. When I was a nursing student I was in a Prayer Group who used to spend weekends at the Bethany Prayer House. We used to sing at the monastery. That was in the 70’s – the picture of the monastery you featured here is a far cry from the Nipa Hut style of the monastery then. I remember the vineyard and lots of great memories from that place. We have since scattered but I will always cherish those days we spent nurturing our spiritual lives.Reply
Sem. Moises V. saysFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:45 amPS. let me know also how long can I stay in your monastery and other financial obligations. thanks!!!Reply
Sem. Moises V. saysFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:41 amI’m Moises Villamayor, Theology 3, a seminarian of San Carlos Seminary in Guadalupe, Makati City MM.I would like to hold a live-in experience of contemplative life in your monastery this summer and would search for a spirituality in the context of Diocesan Life. My Spiritual Director suggested your monastery as a good place to search for a spirituallity. Can you help me how can I experience your monastic life and what should I do to prepare for it.?Reply
Malou saysNovember 4, 2009 at 10:46 amgood day, i’ve been to guimaras just a couple of week ago and was able to visit trappist monastery… such a lovely place… i just would like to ask if the products sold there can also be bought here in manila… i love your jam and ginger tea a lot… more power.. God bless us allReply
Rafael Calma saysOctober 15, 2009 at 1:06 pmI would like to attend a retreat on the weekend of Oct 31.I was calling the number (033)5813385 but it seems to be an invalid number.Is there any other landline we can call.Thanks you.RafaelReply
Cathy saysJuly 10, 2009 at 4:06 pmI went back in Guimaras last march and june 2009 after so many years of stay in manila but sad to say i wasnt able to visit Trappist Monastery, i heard so many good things about it, on how they can give good advices and the atmosphere can enlighten your spirit / mind. I hope this december when my sister and i go back in Guimaras we can also visit the Monastery.. Anyway i wud like to know if we can just dropby there or we need to call the Monastery first?? Thanks so much…Reply
Cathy saysJuly 10, 2009 at 3:52 pmSince i went back to guimaras last march and june after so many years of my stay in Manila, i wasn’t able to visit the Trappist Monastery i heard so many good things about it, on how they can give you good advices and how the atmosphere can enlighten your spirit/mind… hope next time i visit Guimaras i can also visit the Monastery.. My sister and I are planning to go back in Guimaras on December can we just dropby there or do we need to have a booking first??Reply
Ramil Masayon saysMay 13, 2009 at 10:39 amIm very much interested in joining monastic life, but i dont know how to go about it,but i don’t have the name vocation director. please let me inform. Godbless.Reply
Rodel Roa saysMarch 30, 2008 at 1:36 pmI am very interested about monastic life. I would like to contact someone from the monastery but i do not have there address and the name of the Vocation Director. Would you be kind enough to share it with me.More prayers promised.Just send it to my email add [email protected]Reply
Jun Cordero saysFebruary 18, 2009 at 11:37 pmPlease let me know the contact info for the MonasteryAre you related to Marietta Roa Protasio?Jun Cordero Benedictine Oblates Prince of Peace Abbey Oceanside, CA P O Box 82212, Las Vegas NV 89180Reply
Pam Gallego saysApril 20, 2009 at 12:29 pmvisit this site and click accomodationsOLP-Trappist Monastery Guest House San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras Contact Person: Fr. Bruno Mendoza Contact Numbers: 09274634465 / 033-5813385Facilities: Rates (Php)3 AC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 550.00/pax35 NAC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 400.00/paxNote: for retreatant onlyReply
Pam Gallego saysFebruary 9, 2012 at 1:46 pmName Sr Jude Alcance ,FMA From: Cebu Punta Princesa Purpose : Retreat accomodation for 30 catechists of Cebu Date March 26 – 28 Contact number 09163969175
chymera00 saysJanuary 24, 2008 at 3:56 pmThanks Alvin.The contact details I don’t have but the transportation details are already included in the post.Reply
alvin saysJanuary 24, 2008 at 11:16 amei bro, we’re group of graduate students here @UP Diliman. We’re interested to hold a 3-day retreat in Trappist Monastery from April 7-9 but we don’t know how to get there and who to contact. We would really appreciate if you can send us info regarding this matter. kindly send the info to my email address: [email protected] thanks.:-) your posts are superb!Reply
Pam Gallego saysApril 20, 2009 at 12:30 pmOLP-Trappist Monastery Guest House San Miguel, Jordan, Guimaras Contact Person: Fr. Bruno Mendoza Contact Numbers: 09274634465 / 033-5813385Facilities: Rates (Php)3 AC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 550.00/pax35 NAC rooms with 3 meals & 2 snacks 400.00/paxNote: for retreatant onlyReply
Joyce saysJanuary 15, 2008 at 2:51 amI love guimaras and this is the best place my husband and i have been too. we truly miss our many guimaras friends. thank you for the article about the trappist monastery. if you have further information about the monastery, i would like to talk to you.Reply
alexander saysNovember 16, 2007 at 11:47 pmit’s awesome to know more about guimaras the beauty in our neighborhood. i’ll visit the place next time after more than a dozen times i was there good job for opening my eyesReply