On 11 March I travelled to Italy to join a group of 22 monks and nuns on the Benedictine Monastic Formators Program. We come from 5 continents: Africa, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Europe and form a diverse group. The principal aim of the program is to assist participants in their work of […]
30 April This afternoon it was a delight to welcome, as part of their pilgrimage, ‘In the Footsteps of St Benedict,’ educators from a group of Benedictine Schools in the Sydney area, imbued with the spirit of the Good Samaritan sisters. Arriving under blue skies and sunshine which have been rare this month, the pilgrims […]
Funeral of Dame Mary Benedicta Scott (21.02.1936-26.03.2024) Today, 25th April, Feast of St Mark, was the Requiem Mass and funeral of Dame Mary Benedicta Scott, former Conventual Prioress of St Mary’s Abbey, Oulton in Staffordshire. Founded in Ghent 400 years ago this year, the community merged with Stanbrook in 2019. Mother Benedicta died on 26th […]
House Chronicle 16-17 April 2024 16 April Abbess Gertrude’s body was received at 5.45pm on a sunny April evening. After the customary ritual we processed through the cloister, towards the church, singing psalms 120 and 121, ‘I lift up my eyes to the mountains’ and ‘I rejoiced when I heard them say, let us go […]
FROM THE HOUSE CHRONICLE 2nd February 2024: THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD – CANDLEMAS As Abbot Robert Igo of Ampleforth reminded us in his ample homily, today we celebrate at least 3 things: The Feast of the Presentation or Candlemas The first of our shared 400th anniversary celebrations The annual Day for Consecrated Life We […]
