The monks of Maria Toevlucht Abbey in Zundert requested permission from the General Chapter of their monastic order to close the abbey. Following the loss of three fellow monks in 2024, extensive and intensive discussions took place about the future of Trappist life in Zundert. Over time, the community concluded that, with so few monks remaining, it was no longer possible or responsible to sustain a vital and viable monastic life.

With the approval of the General Chapter in September 2025, monastic life at the abbey in Zundert came to an end. As a result, the brewery also permanently ceased brewing Zundert Trappist.