Ealing Abbey is home to a community of monks whose lives are governed by the Rule of St Benedict. Although most monasteries are away from large towns, Ealing Abbey is in a large London suburb.
Dom Bede Ordained to the Priesthood
(All photos on this page are copyright Damian Walker.) On 27th September, Dom Bede was ordained to the priesthood after 9 years in the monastery. His ordination comes after six of studies at Oxford Blackfriars. …
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Dom Bede to be Ordained to the Priesthood
Brother Bede will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday 27th September. The Mass will start at 1 pm in the Abbey church. The Right Reverend James Curry, auxiliary bishop of Westminster, will be the …
Monastic Community Retreat
The monastic community is on retreat this week from Monday evening, 18th August, until Saturday morning, 23rd August. The monastic community retreat is a time when we try to step back from our usual day-to-day …
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Benedictine Monks in London
Feasts this week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
| Week beginning 12th October 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 28th Sunday of the Year |
| Monday | St Edward the Confessor, king (Feast) |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | St Teresa of Avila, virgin and doctor |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr |
| Saturday | St Luke, evangelist (Feast) |
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 13: HOW THE MORNING OFFICE IS TO BE SAID ON WEEKDAYS concluded
THE Morning and Evening Office must certainly not pass without the Lord’s Prayer being said at the end in its place by the Superior for all to hear, because of the thorns of scandal that are wont to spring up. Thus warned by the agreement made in that prayer when they say ‘Forgive us as we forgive’, the brethren may clear themselves of this kind of fault. But at the other Offices, only the last part of that prayer is to be said, so that the answer may come from all, ‘But deliver us from evil’.
THE Morning and Evening Office must certainly not pass without the Lord’s Prayer being said at the end in its place by the Superior for all to hear, because of the thorns of scandal that are wont to spring up. Thus warned by the agreement made in that prayer when they say ‘Forgive us as we forgive’, the brethren may clear themselves of this kind of fault. But at the other Offices, only the last part of that prayer is to be said, so that the answer may come from all, ‘But deliver us from evil’.
Liturgy
For Divine Office times see the Horarium page. For other sacraments and services please see the Parish website.
All services in the Abbey Church, both Divine Office and Mass, can be seen on livestream.
The musical chants for the Conventual Mass this week can be seen here.
Mass Times
Sunday
| 6 pm Saturday |
| 9 am |
| 10:15 am (Family Mass in the Parish Hall) |
| 10.30 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
| 12 noon |
| 7 pm |
Monday to Friday
| 7 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |
| 9.15 am (9 am on Fridays during school term) |
| 6 pm |
Saturday
| 7 am |
| 9.15 am (Monastic Conventual Mass) |