Corpus Christi 2026

Food Festival 2026

Pentecost 2026

Monastic Superiors are holding their 25th General Assembly

Abbot Jeremias, the Abbot Primate appointed by the Pope, will be speaking to them about the plans for the Benedictine Jubilee in 2029. This is a spiritual and cultural project to make the Benedictine tradition visible in all its richness and diversity.

50 in 50 for Rowcroft Hospice

Our wonderful staff continually go the extra mile - or in the…

Oblates

You may have wondered what an Oblate is and what is their connection…

Easter 2026

Holy Week began with Palm Sunday, and we were blessed with fine…

Easter Sunday Mass 2026

Solemn Easter Vigil Mass 2026

In the stillness of the night a flame is kindled, and the Paschal candle is marked with five grains of incense, recalling the wounds of Christ. It is carried into the darkened church, and the light passes from hand to hand until the whole space is filled with its glow. The candle is set in its place at the heart of the Church, and Christ our light stands among His people, risen from the tomb.

Good Friday – Celebration of The Lord’s Passion

Christ lived that He might die for the world. Today the Author of Life is stretched upon the wood. The veil is torn, the earth trembles, and silence falls. The Cross is not the end – it is the door flung open. Let all flesh keep silence, for God in the person of Christ has died.