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.
Br Meinrad and Br Gildas attend a special service with the Benedictine community of St Paul's Outside the Walls with King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Honesty and Love Before God: Pharisee and Tax Collector; Pope and King - a homily by Abbot Brendan for the 30th Sunday of the Year.
We are sad to announce that Fr Stephen died on Monday 21st October 2055. He was 94. He died peacefully in hospital, having recently fractured his shoulder. He was a beloved member of the monastic community, who had settled back at Belmont after many years on Belmont parishes, including in Abergavenny, Swansea, Hereford and Weobley. He will be much missed. His Requiem Mass will be at Belmont on Wednesday, 5th November at 11.30am followed by burial in the monastic cemetery. The Reception of his Body into the Abbey Church will take place on Tuesday, 4th November, at 5.45pm.
With honoured guests we were delighted to open our doors again of our new guesthouse and conference centre: The Chapterhouse.
"A hymn to the human body." Abbot Brendan's Homily at the annual Mass celebrated at Rotherwas Chapel in Hereford that dates from the 1580s on the feast of the Assumption.
From Francis to Leo: A special event with Christopher Lamb of CNN in conversation with Austin Ivereigh who commentated for the BBC on the transition from Pope Francis to Pope Leo.
On 12th June an Ecumenical Service was held at Hereford Cathedral to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.
