Father Cassian Edwards, O.S.B., graduated from Our Lady of the Holy Cross College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology, earned the Master of Divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary, completed the Master of Arts in Liturgy from the Liturgical Institute at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein, Illinois; and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L) from the University of Saint Mary of the Lake.