Who we are
Monastic life centres around community prayer celebrated in the Abbey Church.
Click on picture to read an article on Benedictine Monasticism by the late Abbot Primate, Jerome Thissen OSB
We are a community of monks committed to living according to the Rule of St Benedict
"Listen" is the first word of that Rule.
We listen for God's word
- in our celebration of the Liturgy day by day,
- in our lectio divina when we ponder and pray on the words of scripture,
- in our obedience to the Abbot and to one another,
- in our care for creation in the world around us.
As Benedictines we take the monastic vows of
- Obedience - to the Rule and the Abbot
- Conversion of Life - constantly living out our baptism
- Stability - to the community, giving us rootedness and a sense of place.