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.
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“O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory abides.”
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A Peregrine Falcon attract bird-spotters
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Awaken with a Rule! The St Benedict Week Conference at Norwich organised by the Lay Community of St Benedict
By Abbot Brendan Thomas • July 10, 2026
Dom Robert Igo OSB Elected President of the English Benedictine Congregation at Historic 100th General Chapter.
By Abbot Paul • June 7, 2026
We were delighted to welcome back the Old Boys and Girls of the School to mark the centenary of its foundation.