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Midday prayer
Weekdays at 13:00, fifteen minutes. No booking needed — just come.
SPIRITUALITY
Silence that turns into work
Benedictine spirituality is not a withdrawal from the world but an order of the day: prayer, work and reading in the same rhythm, day after day.
LECTIO DIVINA
Reading that is not gathering information
The Rule sets aside a few hours each day for slow, attentive reading. The aim is not to read as much as possible, but to let a single sentence be enough to stop you.
THE DAY'S THIRD PART
Ora et labora
Benedictine life is ordered by the Rule of St Benedict. The day is divided by three things: shared prayer, work, and slow, attentive reading. None ranks above the others — what matters is the proportion between them.
Measure and stability
Two features of the Rule are felt most strongly on the hill. One is measure: neither too much nor too little — neither excessive severity nor laxity. The other is stability: a monk binds himself to this community and this place, for life.
Hospitality
The Rule says that every guest who arrives is to be received as Christ himself. That sentence explains why the monastery is open — to the visitor, the pilgrim and the retreatant alike.
The monastery is an attempt to arrange one small part of the world ideally.
Ways to take part
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Retreats
Summer retreats in silence, with guidance — by prior registration.
03
Pilgrim Academy
Talks and conversations for those who want not only to look, but to understand.
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St Benedict Pilgrimage
A shared walk up the hill — once a year, open to anyone.