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Feasts this Week
All are memoria unless otherwise stated.
Sunday Cycle: Year A
Weekday Cycle: Year 2
| Week beginning 26th April 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 4th Sunday of Easter |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | St Catherine of Siena, virgin and doctor, Patron of Europe (Feast) |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | St Athanasius, bishop and doctor |
Daily Reading from the Rule of St Benedict
CHAPTER 73: THE EPILOGUE - WHY NOT ALL THE OBSERVANCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SET UP IN THIS RULE
WE have written this Rule, so that by observing it in monasteries we may give proof that we have at least some goodness of life or the beginning of monastic observance. But for one who would hasten to the perfection of the monastic life, there are the teachings of the holy Fathers, the observance of which would bring a man to the lofty summit of perfection.
For what page, what saying of the divinely inspired Old and New Testaments is not a perfectly straight rule for the life of man? Or what book of the holy Catholic Fathers does not loudly proclaim how we may come by a straight course to our Creator? Then too the Conferences of the Fathers and their Institutes and Lives, and the Rule of our Holy Father Basil, what are these if not the tools for achieving the virtues for good living and obedient monks? But on us who are lazy and loose-living and negligent people they bring the blush of shame.
Therefore whoever you are who are hastening soon to reach the heavenly fatherland, then with Christ’s help carry out this very small rule for beginners, which we have written; and then one day under God’s protection you will arrive at those loftier heights of learning and virtue of which we have spoken.
WE have written this Rule, so that by observing it in monasteries we may give proof that we have at least some goodness of life or the beginning of monastic observance. But for one who would hasten to the perfection of the monastic life, there are the teachings of the holy Fathers, the observance of which would bring a man to the lofty summit of perfection.
For what page, what saying of the divinely inspired Old and New Testaments is not a perfectly straight rule for the life of man? Or what book of the holy Catholic Fathers does not loudly proclaim how we may come by a straight course to our Creator? Then too the Conferences of the Fathers and their Institutes and Lives, and the Rule of our Holy Father Basil, what are these if not the tools for achieving the virtues for good living and obedient monks? But on us who are lazy and loose-living and negligent people they bring the blush of shame.
Therefore whoever you are who are hastening soon to reach the heavenly fatherland, then with Christ’s help carry out this very small rule for beginners, which we have written; and then one day under God’s protection you will arrive at those loftier heights of learning and virtue of which we have spoken.
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) |