Association (ITA) to protect the Trappist name from commercial misuse. By the end of January 2018 became known that somewhere in the year the abbey will be closed and the monks distributed over other abbeys. The monastery has now been officially closed. However, the tavern and bookshop remain open and the production of liqueur is still ongoing. The abbey's motto is Luceat lux vestra ("Let your light shine"), from Matthew 5.16. In late 2018, the association "Trappistenkonvent Mariawald e.V." had been renamed in "Kloster Mariawald e.V.". New members joined this associaten, and they elected a new executive board. Old Rite During the tumultuous 1960s, the abbey embraced the current liturgical fashions. However, in 2008 on the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady in the Temple (21 November), Mariawald Abbey gained from Pope Benedict XVI permission to return to the Old Rite and their original religious discipline. This makes Mariawald unique among Trappist monasteries around the world, in that they adhere to their traditional, strict rule, including the office of the liturgical books in force in the Catholic Church in 1962 (particularly the traditional Latin Mass according to the old Trappist use). Abbots Laurentius Wimmer (1909–1929) Stephan Sauer (1929–1939) Christophorus Elsen (1947–1961) Andreas Schmidt (1961–1966) Otto Aßfalg (1967–1980) Meinrad Behren (1983–1992) Franziskus de Place (1993–1999) Bruno Gooskens (1999–2005) Josef Vollberg (2006–2016) from 2017 as prior References External links Mariawald Abbey website Religious buildings and structures completed in 1486 Trappist monasteries in Germany Monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia 1480s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire Religious organizations established in the 1480s Christian monasteries established in the 15th century Buildings and structures in Düren (district) 1486 establishments in Europe 2018 disestablishments in Germany