The Monastery of the Holy Spirit, officially the Monastery of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, is a Trappist monastery located near Conyers, Georgia, in the United States. As of 2022, the monastery is home to a community of twenty-eight monks spanning several generations who live, work, and pray at the abbey. They were founded in the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky in the spring of 1944. The monks in Georgia are now self-sustaining, running businesses on site. The monastery and grounds are a part of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area and also serves as the southernmost point on the Arabia Mountain Path. History Monastery of the Holy Spirit was founded on March 21, 1944, by twenty monks from the Abbey of Gethsemani. On of land donated by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and silent film star Colleen Moore, these first monks lived in a barn while they built (by themselves) what would become known as the "pine board" monastery. They then lived in this monastery from December 1944 -1959 while they hand-built the present Monastery, a concrete structure complete with a retreat house and cloister. In 2005, the pine board monastery which housed their carpentry and stained glass businesses was destroyed in a fire. Some previous abbots have been Augustine Moore, Armand Veilleux, Bernard Johnson, Basil Pennington, and Francis Michael Stiteler. The present abbot is Augustine Myslinski who received the abbatial blessing on August 15, 2016, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Prayer, confession and spiritual direction The primary work of the monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit is prayer. The monks begin their day of prayer at 4 A.M. with vigils and a half hour of contemplation. They break at about 5:30 and return at 7 A.M. for Mass. Throughout their day of work in their businesses and chores, the monks break for prayer at midmorning, midday (12:15), evening (vespers at 5:20) and compline (night prayer at 7:30). Grand silence for both monks and guests is required after 8 P.M. Retreat house guests are encouraged to pray with the monks in the church. At least half of the monks at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit are priests who rotate in administering the Sacrament of Penance (Confession) at the retreat house. Monks are also available for spiritual direction and welcome people of all faiths, including those of no faith.