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 emergencies, we ask that less urgent matters wait until after Saturday.
For a reflection on why monks need a time of retreat, see this post.
During the retreat, the Conventual Mass is at 9.15 every morning, rather than 7 am.
At the end of the retreat, we renew our monastic vows at the Conventual Masss on Saturday 23rd August.
Thank you for respecting our retreat time.