Our Lady of Joy Abbey

Our Lady of Joy Abbey
Our Lady of Joy Abbey
	Our Lady of Joy Abbey
Traditional Chinese	聖母神樂院
Simplified Chinese	圣母神乐院
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Shèngmǔ Shénlèyuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Sing móuh sáhn lohk yún
Jyutping	Sing3 mou5 san4 lok6 jyun2
Trappist Haven Monastery
Traditional Chinese	熙篤會神樂院
Simplified Chinese	熙笃会神乐院
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīdǔhuì Shénlèyuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēi dūk wúih sàhn lohk yún
Jyutping	Hei1 duk1 wui5 san4 lok6 jyun2

Interior of the abbey church

The Trappist Haven Monastery is a monastery at Tai Shui Hang (大水坑), on Lantau Island in the New Territories, Hong Kong.^[1]^[2] It is home to a number of Roman Catholic monks of the Cistercian Order of the Strict Observance, or Trappists. It was originally named "Trappist Haven Monastery," because it was founded by monks from in after Our Lady of Consolation was destroyed by the Communists in 1947, and from in Zhengding after several of the monks were murdered and the community dispersed.^[3]^[4]

Name[]

It adopted its new, official name Our Lady of Joy Abbey on January 15, 2000.

Monastic Community[]

Dom. Paul Kao, Abbot
Rev. William Young, Sub-Prior & Treasurer
Rev. Giles Chong
Rev. Clement Kong
Rev. Benedict Chao
Rev. Raphael Kang
Rev. Andrew Qin
Rev. Bruno Sie
Rev. Deacon Paul Li
Bro. Peter Gao
Bro. James Truong
Bro. Simon Tsui
Bro. Antonius Yiu
Bro. Theophane Young

Simple Vows: 3

Novice: 1

Past Superiors[]

Titular Prior[]

Rev. Paulinus Lee (31/02/1941 – 03/02/1965)
Rev. Simeon Chang (21/05/1965 – 17/06/1974)
Rev. Benedict Chao (31/07/1974 – 04/08/1992)

Superior Ad Nutum[]

Rev. Benedict Chao (04/08/1992 — 11/07/1998)
Rev. Mauru Pei (11/07/1998 – 05/09/1999)
Rev. Anastasius Li (27/07/2003 – 07/11/2004)

Abbot[]

Dom. Clement Kong (05/09/1999 — 01/07/2003)
Dom. Anastasius Li (07/11/2004 – 07/11/2010)
Dom. Paul Kao (2016 - Present)

Notable Monks[]

Rev. Nicholas Kao Se Tseien

Consumer Product[]

The monastery is known for producing the Trappist milk (known as 十字牌牛奶 or 神父牌牛奶 in Cantonese).^[5] The factory, however, is now located at Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long.

Around the monastery some of the last free roaming feral cattle in Hong Kong can be seen, being the descendants of the cattle released after the closure of the dairy farm.

Access[]

The monastery is located on a scenic hiking trail leading from Discovery Bay via Nim Shue Wan to Mui Wo. It provides a resting point halfway through the hike.

The monastery can also be accessed by kai-to ferry from Peng Chau.

References[]

^ China Tourism. HK China Tourism Press. 1992.
^ Fodor's ... Hong Kong. Fodor's Travel Publications. 1998. ISBN 978-0-679-03488-9.
^ "China's Modern Martyrs: From Mao to Now – Catholic World Report". 11 April 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
^ Nicolini-Zani, Matteo (21 October 2016). Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China. Liturgical Press. ISBN 978-0-8146-4600-7.
^ Brown, Jules; Gardner, Dinah (2002). Hong Kong & Macau. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-872-7.