Message of Abbot Paul - Monday - 27th May 2024
Abbot Paul • May 26, 2024
Today in England we keep the Solemnity of St Augustine of Canterbury, who was sent to England by Pope St Gregory the Great at the end of the Sixth Century to convert or reconvert the English people to the Christian faith. He was a monk who lived according to the Rule of St Benedict and arrived in Kent with forty companions not only to evangelise the English but also to bring monastic life following the Benedictine tradition. May he intercede for us today.
Yesterday I was so busy that I didn’t get the opportunity to write a message for today. I do apologise. I share a few photographs of flowers taken during a ride in the countryside to the north of Salonica. Be assured of my prayers.
On the Commemoration of All Souls, Abbot Brendan reflects on the experience of death within a monastic community, the meaning of Purgatory, and St Benedict’s invitation never to lose hope in the mercy of God.
The Belmont community visit Dowlais, and remember the Benedictine Mission to South Wales as the country remembers the Aberfan disaster.
We welcomed the Knights and Dames from the Midlands and South Wales and thanked God for their mission and service.
A double celebration on the feast of St Michael and All Angels
A School of Love by the Wye: Abbot Brendan on the Cistercians on the Feast of the Holy Cross.
The Blessing of new Icons for the Churches in Stratford-upon-Avon, with inspiring talks by the Abbot Primate and Dr Rowan Williams.
“O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory abides.”
