Coyote (common) Cottontail Rabbit (common)Deer Mouse New Mexican Whiptail Lizard (common)Praire Rattlesnake (rarely seen) Tarantula (rarely seen)Bull Snake (rarely seen) Praire Dog (possibly)Jack Rabbit (common) Kangaroo Rat (possibly)

VISITOR’S GUIDE

SANTA MARIA de laVID

Home of the Norbertine Community of New Mexico

5825 Coors Boulevard SW

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87121-6700

505-873-4399

www.norbertinecommunity.org

Birds Observed at the Abbey (partial list)

Native Plants to the Abbey Grounds (partial list)

Apache plume (S, white ! owers) One seed juniper (S/T)Sand sage (S) Cane Cholla (C, magenta ! owers)Broom dalea (S, blue ! owers) Prickly Pear (C, yellow ! owers)Fourwing saltbush (S) Joint " r (S)Purple aster (WF, purple) Indian ricegrass (G) Spectaclepod (WF, white) Blue gramma grass (G) Desert marigold (WF, yellow) Sideoats gramma grass (G) Scorpion! ower (WF, purple) Galleta grass (G) Blanket! ower (WF, red+yellow) Datura (S, white ! owers)Soaptree yucca (tall) Globemallow (WF, orange) Narrowleaf yucca (short)

About the Abbey

ABBEY

Critters Around the Abbey (partial list)

We are bearers of the Norbertine tradition established in 1121 in

the valley of Prémontré, France. Like St. Norbert’s " rst community, our

priests, brothers, men in formation, lay associates and oblates are dedi-

cated to living, praying, and learning together on our journey into God.

Active sharing in the heart and mind of Christ through liturgy, learning

and life is the Norbertine way.

On September 8, 1985, the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, St. Norbert

Abbey in Wisconsin created a permanent foundation in New Mexico to

be known as Santa Maria de la Vid Priory. # e name - which means Our

Lady of the Vine - was adopted in memory of one of the " rst Norbertine

abbeys in 12th-century Spain. In 2012, our Priory became an Abbey.

We Norbertines experience the Abbey as the contemplative center

of our spiritual life from which we go forth to our active ministries in

the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Our ministries include parish, education-

al, and pastoral outreach. Norbertines serve as pastoral ministers at

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Community and St. Ed-

win Church in Albuquerque, and St. Augustine Church at Isleta Pueblo.

In collaboration with our ecumenical friends and St. Norbert College,

we sponsor a Master of # eological Studies program here at the Abbey.

Members of the Norbertine Community also serve as spiritual directors

and retreat facilitators, participate in interfaith dialogue and action,

and serve the marginalized including the poor, immigrants, the impris-

oned, and the sick and dying.

# e Rule of Saint Augustine which we follow calls us before all else

to “live together in harmony, being of one mind and one heart on the

way to God.” # e fullness of the Norbertine way of life includes a com-

mitment to reconciliation and peace. We pray that all who visit Santa

Maria de la Vid Abbey will experience this peace as well.

Welcome!

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American CrowAmerican FlickerAmerican RobinBarn SwallowBroad-tailed HummingbirdBurrowing OwlCommon RavenCurve-billed # rasherGambel’s QuailGreat Horned OwlGreater Roadrunner

House FinchHouse SparrowLadderback WoodpeckerMourning DoveNorthern HarrierNorthern MockingbirdPeregrine FalconPurple FinchRinged Turtle DoveSay’s PheobeScaled QuailWhite Crowned Sparrow

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PRIVATE AREAS

St. Augustine CommonsNorbertine Cloister AreaNorbertine Campo Santo (Cemetery)

Norbertine ResidencesPrivate ParkingPrivate RoadShalom Residence

FACILITIES (Open to Public)

Abbey ChurchReception Area and O! cesBethany Guest HouseCasa Maria Retreatant WingDesert Chapel of John the BaptistBlessed Sacrament ChapelHermitagesNorbertine LibraryOur Lady of Guadalupe CommonsPublic Parking Welcoming Garden

SITE FEATURES

Abbey RoadAbbey Entrance SignAcequia (Irrigation Canal)

Meditative Walking PathMeditative Path Bench Property Boundary“Pope Francis” Abbey solar arrayWay of the Cross

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• Please do not enter those areas des-

ignated as private.

• Please do not remove anything

from the Abbey’s property.

• Much of the Abbey’s property was

once occupied by Native Americans.

NOTES FOR VISITORS

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tion and our protracted drought

have resulted in the loss of some

trees in recent years. Where ap-

propriate, those dead trees have

been le" in place to provide habi-

tat for woodpeckers and owls.

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NM completed a 150 acre solar

# eld to the north and west of

the Abbey in 2015.

! e Abbey’s native landscape

exhibits signi# cant change

between the dry winter months

and the summer monsoon.

Wild$ owers cover the mesa in

spring and return again in late

summer along with a cloak of

green from summer rains. ! e

mesa sleeps with a cover of

brown hues in winter.

Distant views include the Jemez

Mountains to the north, the Sandia

Mountains to the northeast, and

the Manzano Mountains to the

southeast. ! e Rio Grande within

its cottonwood bosque $ ows south

through the valley below.

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