(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. Bishop James Curry presided at the ordination. In his homily, Bishop James referred to Bede’s experiences prior to joining the …
Your views on safeguarding can help make the Church a safer place. The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is undertaking a thematic inspection focusing on current survivor engagement and support across Catholic dioceses and Religious Life Groups in England and Wales. This is the first of its kind for the CSSA. The aim to identify …
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 ordaining bishop. Priestly ordination is the culmination of a long journey for Brother Bede. It follows six years of study …
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 activities in the parish and our other works, focussing on our relationship with God. Although we are still available for …
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is conducting a thematic inspection on survivor engagement and support across Religious Life Groups (RLGs) and dioceses of the Catholic Church. Through a public survey/public call out we invite survivors to contribute their experiences of contact with the Catholic Church following abuse. The experiences may be new or ongoing, …
Come along to a Book Review and Discussion of ‘Hope’ by Pope Francis, held at the Maurice Fowler Hall of Ealing Abbey, on Saturday 21st June. In January, Pope Francis published his autobiography. Originally, heintended it to be published after his death, but then decided to release it to coincide with the 2025 Jubiliee year …
Our webservers are undergoing scheduled maintenance. This may lead to the website being unavailable for a short period between 7 pm and midnight on Saturday 24th May. The website may be unavailable for a period of about an hour between these times on Saturday evening. We hope to have everything back up and running by …
There will be a Mass for survivors of clerical abuse on Saturday 17th May at 11:15 am in the Abbey Church at Ealing Abbey. This is an opportunity to come and pray for those have been abused. The Mass has been organised by HOPE, a group which meets regularly to look at the signs of …
Please note the times of Sevices over the Christmas period. All services are also live-streamed. The Abbot and all the monks wish you all a happy and holy Christmas. Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve Please note there is no 6 pm Mass today. 6 am Matins 7 am Monastic Conventual Mass 7:35 am Lauds …
The monastic community is on its annual retreat from 19th to 24th August. This is a time for the monks to go deeper into prayer so that they are better able to carry out their roles in the parish and community. Jesus told His apostles, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest …
Brother Bede will be ordained as a deacon on Saturday 29th June 2024. The service will be in the Abbey Church and will start at 1 pm. Bishop Paul McAleenan, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, will be presiding. The service will be available on livestream. Diaconal ordination has long been one of the stages to …
The Easter Triduum is the most important time in the Church’s year. It runs from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper to the Easter Vigil. The Triduum (‘three days’) is really one long liturgy from Thursday to Sunday. The Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and then waiting and praying on Holy Saturday receive the crowning glory …
A few weeks ago, on the Feast of St Scholastica, Brother Bede was instituted as an Acolyte. As with his earlier institution as Reader, this is one of the stages on the path to the ordained ministries of Deacon and Priest. Brother Bede, if it is God’s will, will be ordained to the Diaconate later …
A Discussion on the Meaning of Forgiveness inspired by Simon Wiesenthal’s book “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness” In his book The Sunflower Simon Wiesenthal recounts a moral dilemma that he faced during the Second World War. The dilemma centres around ‘What is Forgiveness?’ He recounts the circumstances of the dilemma and …
On 6th January Abbot Dominic instituted Brother Bede as a Reader in the Church. This ceremony is part of the preparation for ordination by all priests and deacons. The institution as Reader is a short and simple ceremony but a significant one. What is a Reader? In the Catholic Church ‘Reader’ is a ministry or …
These are the times for the services in the Abbey Church. Ealing Abbey Christmas Services 2023 are slightly different from the usual services. Since Chrismas Eve is on Sunday, the usual Sunday 7 pm Mass is replaced by a Vigil Mass at 8 pm. There is a Matins service at 11 pm, followed by carols, …
On 4th December, the Feast of St Barbara, Fr Timothy travelled to North Acton to bless two statues of St Barbara. The statues were then placed in tunnels. This strange-sounding behaviour is part of an ancient ritual carried out in tunnels the world over. These tunnels are part of the new HS2 (High Speed 2) …
The Language of Beauty at the Service of the Church: Pilot for Diploma in Iconographic Techniques The Christian Art Studio of Ealing Abbey is pleased to announce enrolments for a diploma course in iconographic technique, starting in January 2024. Initial enrolments: November 2023 Pilot start date: Friday 5 January 2024. 3 hour weekly class 11.30am to …
The monastic community is on retreat this week from Monday evening, 21st August, until Saturday morning, 26th August. This is a time when we try to step back from our usual day-to-day activities in the parish and our other works, focussing on our relationship with God. For a reflection on why monks need a time …
In 1964 Pope Paul VI declared St Benedict Patron Saint of Europe, with his Feast on 11th July. Traditionally, this is the date he was born. Pope Paul VI noted that St Benedict started a movement that had a profound effect on the Christianisation of Europe. Ealing Abbey and its parish are both dedicated to …
All images on the page are copyright the Catholic Church of England and Wales. On Sunday 18th June His Beatitude Cardinal Archbishop Louis Sako, the Patriarch of Baghdad, celebrated Mass at Ealing Abbey. The Mass was part of a 10-day visit to the UK by the patriarch, organised by Fellowship and Aid to the Christians …
The Easter Triduum, from the evening of Maundy Thursday until Vespers of Easter Sunday, is the most important time in the Christian calendar. From the commemoration of the Last Supper until the Resurrection the liturgy follows the Passion, death and Resurrection of Christ. On Maundy Thursday we join the apostles in the Upper Room for …
There are drop-in prayer sessions at the Benedictine Study Centre, 74 Castlebar Road, every weekday morning. These sessions, led by a monk of Ealing Abbey, are a chance to experience some aspects of Benedictine prayer. There are three separate parts each day; come for any one, two, or all three. Monks have been immersed in …
At Christmas, even the monastic routine changes a little. Here are the Mass and other prayer times in the Abbey Church for the Christmas period. Saturday 24th December (Christmas Eve) 6:30 am Matins 7:00 Mass 7:35 Lauds 9:15 Monastic Conventual Mass 3:00 pm Blessing of the Crib 6:00 Vespers 8:00 First Mass of Christmas 11:00 …
The monks of Ealing Abbey renewed their vows at the Monastic Conventual Mass at 9.15 on Saturday 27th August. This ceremony is the culmination of the Community Retreat, which ran from Monday 22nd August to Saturday 27th August. Each year the monks have a community retreat and renew their commitment to the service of God. …
At the General Chapter of the English Benedictine Congregation we welcomed three communities of nuns into the EBC. This more than doubles the number of convents of nuns in the English Benedictine Congregation and also increases our global reach, all three houses being located overseas. General Chapter ran from 11th – 21st July, at Buckfast …
Benedictine Institute Ealing Abbey New groups beginning after Easter 2022 Meeting together monthly Led by a member of the monastic community For many people an occasional or regular shared prayerful reading of the sacred scriptures is helpful. For the insights of others may bring light and life. The group must be small enough and harmonious …
Feasts this Week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
Week beginning 16th November 2025
Sunday
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
St Edmund, king and martyr
Friday
The Presentation of Our Lady
Saturday
St Cecilia, virgin and martyr
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 39: THE FOOD ALLOWANCE
IT will be enough, we think, for each day’s dinner whether at the sixth or the ninth hour, if on every table there are two cooked dishes, to suit various people’s infirmities: thus a person who cannot eat of one dish can take his meal off the other. So let two cooked dishes suffice for all the brethren, and if there is any fruit or green vegetables available, let a third be added. For bread, a generous pound should be enough for the day, whether there is one meal only or both dinner and supper, but if they are going to have supper, a third of this pound is to be kept back by the cellarer, to be given them at the evening meal.
If the work happens to have been rather heavy, then it shall be in the Abbot’s discretionary power to provide something extra as need requires, provided that over-eating is absolutely ruled out and that no monk may ever be found over-indulging for nothing is so unbefitting a Christian as the effects of excess, as our Lord says: ‘Take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be over-burdened with self-indulgence’ (Luke 21).
Young boys should not be given the same amount as their elders, but less, on the principle of moderation in all things. From eating the flesh of four-footed animals all are to abstain entirely, except the sick who are in a very weak state.
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(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. Bishop James Curry presided at the ordination. In his homily, Bishop James referred to Bede’s experiences prior to joining the …
Your views on safeguarding can help make the Church a safer place. The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is undertaking a thematic inspection focusing on current survivor engagement and support across Catholic dioceses and Religious Life Groups in England and Wales. This is the first of its kind for the CSSA. The aim to identify …
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 ordaining bishop. Priestly ordination is the culmination of a long journey for Brother Bede. It follows six years of study …
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 activities in the parish and our other works, focussing on our relationship with God. Although we are still available for …
The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) is conducting a thematic inspection on survivor engagement and support across Religious Life Groups (RLGs) and dioceses of the Catholic Church. Through a public survey/public call out we invite survivors to contribute their experiences of contact with the Catholic Church following abuse. The experiences may be new or ongoing, …
Come along to a Book Review and Discussion of ‘Hope’ by Pope Francis, held at the Maurice Fowler Hall of Ealing Abbey, on Saturday 21st June. In January, Pope Francis published his autobiography. Originally, heintended it to be published after his death, but then decided to release it to coincide with the 2025 Jubiliee year …
Pope Leo XIV (Robert Cardinal Prevost) Image © Reuters ‘Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum; habemus papam.’ ‘I announce to you great joy; we have a pope.’ This is the start of the announcement made Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti, the senior cardinal in the Order of Deacons. (Despite the title, Cardinal Mamberti is, as are most cardinals, …
Please note the times of Sevices over the Christmas period. All services are also live-streamed. The Abbot and all the monks wish you all a happy and holy Christmas. Tuesday 24th December – Christmas Eve Please note there is no 6 pm Mass today. 6 am Matins 7 am Monastic Conventual Mass 7:35 am Lauds …
The monastic community is on its annual retreat from 19th to 24th August. This is a time for the monks to go deeper into prayer so that they are better able to carry out their roles in the parish and community. Jesus told His apostles, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest …
Brother Bede will be ordained as a deacon on Saturday 29th June 2024. The service will be in the Abbey Church and will start at 1 pm. Bishop Paul McAleenan, an auxiliary bishop of Westminster, will be presiding. The service will be available on livestream. Diaconal ordination has long been one of the stages to …
The Easter Triduum is the most important time in the Church’s year. It runs from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper to the Easter Vigil. The Triduum (‘three days’) is really one long liturgy from Thursday to Sunday. The Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and then waiting and praying on Holy Saturday receive the crowning glory …
A few weeks ago, on the Feast of St Scholastica, Brother Bede was instituted as an Acolyte. As with his earlier institution as Reader, this is one of the stages on the path to the ordained ministries of Deacon and Priest. Brother Bede, if it is God’s will, will be ordained to the Diaconate later …
A Discussion on the Meaning of Forgiveness inspired by Simon Wiesenthal’s book “The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness” In his book The Sunflower Simon Wiesenthal recounts a moral dilemma that he faced during the Second World War. The dilemma centres around ‘What is Forgiveness?’ He recounts the circumstances of the dilemma and …
On 6th January Abbot Dominic instituted Brother Bede as a Reader in the Church. This ceremony is part of the preparation for ordination by all priests and deacons. The institution as Reader is a short and simple ceremony but a significant one. What is a Reader? In the Catholic Church ‘Reader’ is a ministry or …
On 4th December, the Feast of St Barbara, Fr Timothy travelled to North Acton to bless two statues of St Barbara. The statues were then placed in tunnels. This strange-sounding behaviour is part of an ancient ritual carried out in tunnels the world over. These tunnels are part of the new HS2 (High Speed 2) …
The monastic community is on retreat this week from Monday evening, 21st August, until Saturday morning, 26th August. This is a time when we try to step back from our usual day-to-day activities in the parish and our other works, focussing on our relationship with God. For a reflection on why monks need a time …
In 1964 Pope Paul VI declared St Benedict Patron Saint of Europe, with his Feast on 11th July. Traditionally, this is the date he was born. Pope Paul VI noted that St Benedict started a movement that had a profound effect on the Christianisation of Europe. Ealing Abbey and its parish are both dedicated to …
All images on the page are copyright the Catholic Church of England and Wales. On Sunday 18th June His Beatitude Cardinal Archbishop Louis Sako, the Patriarch of Baghdad, celebrated Mass at Ealing Abbey. The Mass was part of a 10-day visit to the UK by the patriarch, organised by Fellowship and Aid to the Christians …
There are drop-in prayer sessions at the Benedictine Study Centre, 74 Castlebar Road, every weekday morning. These sessions, led by a monk of Ealing Abbey, are a chance to experience some aspects of Benedictine prayer. There are three separate parts each day; come for any one, two, or all three. Monks have been immersed in …
The monks of Ealing Abbey renewed their vows at the Monastic Conventual Mass at 9.15 on Saturday 27th August. This ceremony is the culmination of the Community Retreat, which ran from Monday 22nd August to Saturday 27th August. Each year the monks have a community retreat and renew their commitment to the service of God. …
At the General Chapter of the English Benedictine Congregation we welcomed three communities of nuns into the EBC. This more than doubles the number of convents of nuns in the English Benedictine Congregation and also increases our global reach, all three houses being located overseas. General Chapter ran from 11th – 21st July, at Buckfast …
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New prayerful reflections on the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Benedictine Institute Ealing Abbey New groups beginning after Easter 2022 Meeting together monthly Led by a member of the monastic community For many people an occasional or regular shared prayerful reading of the sacred scriptures is helpful. For the insights of others may bring light and life. The group must be small enough and harmonious …