Mar 12, 2025 Monastic Experience Weekend
Mar 10, 2025 More from the Lodge
Mar 10, 2025 Oblate Retreat 7 - 10 March 2025
Mar 10, 2025 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures
Mar 3, 2025 Adjusted Daily Timetable
Mar 3, 2025 New Roof and Old Shoes

February 2025

Feb 20, 2025 Homily for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Jeremiah 17:5-8 1 Corinthians 15:12,16-20 Luke 6:17,20-26
Feb 13, 2025 New Roof and Old Shoes
Feb 13, 2025 Window installed
Feb 10, 2025 O Vere Beata Nox! Holy Week Invitation 2025
Feb 10, 2025 Day for the Religious of our Diocese
Feb 10, 2025 Help for Garden and Guests
Feb 3, 2025 Homily for the Feast of the Presentation, Candlemas, Sunday 2 February 2025

January 2025

Jan 29, 2025 Homily for Sunday 3C, “Sunday of the Word of the Lord”, 26 January 2025
Jan 16, 2025 Snow on Snow
Jan 16, 2025 Homily of Prior Simon for the Feast of the Epiphany, 5 January 2025
Jan 9, 2025 Progress re-building the Lodge
Jan 4, 2025 Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family, 29 December 2024: Luke 2:41-52 DJC
Jan 4, 2025 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 208 News and Notes for our Friends Winter 2024
Jan 4, 2025 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 207 News and Notes for our Friends Autumn 2024

December 2024

Dec 30, 2024 Fr. Prior Simon’s Christmas Day Homily 2024
Dec 30, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Dawn Mass of Christmas Day; 25 December 2024 (Isaiah 9:1-6); Luke 2:15-20
Dec 30, 2024 Fr. Prior Simon’s Christmas Midnight Mass Homily 2024
Dec 30, 2024 Fr. Prior Simon’s Christmas Eve Chapter Homily 2024
Dec 23, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 22 December 2024 Advent 4C: Micah 5:1-4; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45
Dec 18, 2024 CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT PLUSCARDEN: DECEMBER 2024
Dec 18, 2024 Homily for Advent Sunday 3C, 15 December 2024
Dec 14, 2024 St. Joseph's House December 2024

November 2024

Nov 27, 2024 Christ the King, Year B, 24 November 2024, Dan 7:13-1, Apoc 1:5-8, John 18:33-37
Nov 21, 2024 Dom Simon Piątkowski is appointed Prior Administrator of Pluscarden
Nov 19, 2024 Abbatial Election
Nov 18, 2024 Thanks to our Builders!
Nov 18, 2024 Cleaning Church gutters
Nov 14, 2024 Public Blessing of St. Joseph's Guest House
Nov 4, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 3 November 2024, Sunday 31B: Mark 12:28-34

October 2024

Oct 28, 2024 Homily for Sunday 30B, 27 October 2024: Psalm 104:3; Mark 10:46-52 etc.
Oct 24, 2024 Abbatial election
Oct 14, 2024 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 207 - Autumn 2024
Oct 14, 2024 Meanwhile (12 October 2024)
Oct 14, 2024 Retreat, Apples, Building.
Oct 1, 2024 Homily for Sunday 26B, 29 September 2024: Mark 9:38-48 (& James 5:1-6) 8 o’clock at Pluscarden, and 11.00 St. Margaret’s Forres

September 2024

Sep 26, 2024 25 September 2024: the 50th anniversary of the Abbatial Blessing of Abbot Alfred
Sep 23, 2024 Homily for Sunday 25B, 22 September 2024, Mark 9:30-37; James 3:16-4:3
Sep 11, 2024 Haydn's Creation
Sep 9, 2024 Homily for Sunday 33B, 8 September 2024: Isaiah 35:4-7; Mark 7:31-37
Sep 9, 2024 New Abbot President
Sep 5, 2024 Vespers in Elgin Cathedral: Saturday 31 August 2024
Sep 3, 2024 An Urquhart Stone come to Pluscarden

August 2024

Aug 29, 2024 St Joseph's Guest House Building Progress 24 August 2024
Aug 21, 2024 Monastic Experience Weekend 16 - 19 August 2024
Aug 19, 2024 Haydn’s “Creation” at Pluscarden Abbey
Aug 8, 2024 Building Progress 6 August 2024
Aug 8, 2024 The Ordinariate Mass at Birnie Kirk 3 August 2024
Aug 2, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass (also St. Margaret’s, Forres), 28 July 2024 Sunday 17B: John 6:1-15

July 2024

Jul 23, 2024 Homily for Sunday 16B, 21 July 2024, Ephesians 2:13-18
Jul 11, 2024 Homily for 7 July 2024, Sunday 14B: Ezk 2:2-5, 2 Cor 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6 DJC
Jul 11, 2024 Oblate residential Retreat July 2024
Jul 4, 2024 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 206 - Summer 2024
Jul 1, 2024 Annual Aberdeen Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden: Sunday 30 July 2024; the transferred Feast of SS. Peter and Paul
Jul 1, 2024 RESIGNATION OF THE ABBATIAL OFFICE BY FR. ABBOT ANSELM

June 2024

Jun 11, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 9 June 2024: 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Jun 6, 2024 The Roof goes on, and Sleeping Joseph is completed

May 2024

May 28, 2024 The 2024 Pentecost Lectures
May 28, 2024 Homily for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, 26 May 2024: DJC
May 17, 2024 St Joseph's Guest House: The first roof timbers go on!
May 14, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Easter 7B, Sunday 12 May 2024, on John 17:11-16
May 10, 2024 Annual Rogation Procession
May 6, 2024 Homily for Easter 6B, Sunday 5 May 2024: John 15:9-17
May 2, 2024 Pluscarden Abbey Oblate Retreat 30th June - July 2024
May 2, 2024 Priestly Ordination of Dom Simon Piatkowski
May 2, 2024 Building Progress

April 2024

Apr 17, 2024 Building site: the First Floor walls near completion
Apr 16, 2024 Solemnity of St Joseph – Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Homily 19th March 2024 - DJC
Apr 2, 2024 Music Reviews for Season of Advent and Pax Aeterna with Tom Donald Piano
Apr 2, 2024 Two New CDs

March 2024

Mar 25, 2024 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 205 - Spring 2024

February 2024

Feb 19, 2024 Building Progress: Lintels and Blocks
Feb 15, 2024 Carving in Stone and Wood
Feb 15, 2024 Homily for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B (2024)
Feb 6, 2024 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 5B, 4 February 2024: Mark 1:29-39

January 2024

Jan 29, 2024 Homily for Sunday 4B, 28 January 2024: Mark 1:21-28
Jan 11, 2024 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 204 - Advent 2023
Jan 8, 2024 Monastic Experience Weekend at Pluscarden Abbey
Jan 2, 2024 Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family Year B (2023)

December 2023

Dec 27, 2023 Christmas at Pluscarden
Dec 24, 2023 Homily for Sunday Advent 4B, 24 December 2023: Luke 1:26-38
Dec 24, 2023 Homily for the Funeral of Jacqueline Carron, Mother of Fr. Joseph Carron Pluscarden Abbey: Thursday 21 December 2023 Fr. Joseph Carron
Dec 21, 2023 Two New CDs
Dec 20, 2023 First Rising Walls
Dec 11, 2023 Homily for 10 December 2023, Advent 2B: Isaiah 40:1ff, 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8
Dec 11, 2023 Silver Jubilee of Dom Thomas Cole OSB
Dec 9, 2023 O vere beata nox!
Dec 5, 2023 Retaining wall
Dec 5, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 3 December 2023, Advent IB: Mark 13:33-37
Dec 3, 2023 The Closing of Pluscarden and Birnie Kirks

November 2023

Nov 24, 2023 Foundations - November 2023
Nov 11, 2023 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 203 - Autumn 2023

October 2023

Oct 30, 2023 Building works begin in earnest
Oct 22, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 28A, 15 October 2023, on Matthew 22:1-14
Oct 22, 2023 The Tom Donald Chant and Piano improvisation Project
Oct 11, 2023 Homily for Sunday 27A, 8 October 2023: Esther 4:17 (13:9); Philippians 4:6
Oct 7, 2023 Solemn Profession of Brother Benedict-Joseph Miller

September 2023

Sep 19, 2023 Homily for St. Cecilia’s Abbey Ryde, Sunday 24A, 17 September 2023: Mt 18:21-35
Sep 19, 2023 Homily for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross: Quarr Abbey Chant Forum Meeting; 14 September 2023: Numbers 21:4-9; (Phil 2:6-11), John 3:13-17
Sep 11, 2023 8 September 2023

August 2023

Aug 28, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 27 August 2023, Sunday 21A: Romans 11:33-36
Aug 28, 2023 Golden Jubilee of Monastic Profession of Dom Giles Conacher
Aug 27, 2023 Visit of Br. Patrick's Mother
Aug 24, 2023 Summer Charity Concert
Aug 21, 2023 Homily for Sunday 20A, 20 August 2023: Matthew 15:21-28
Aug 17, 2023 Oblate Weekend August 2023 - Bishop Richard's Summer Talks 2023
Aug 9, 2023 Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration, Year A: DSP
Aug 6, 2023 THE PILGRIM STATUE OF ST. MICHAEL AT PLUSCARDEN

July 2023

Jul 24, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 16A: Romans 8:26-27
Jul 24, 2023 Community Retreat
Jul 17, 2023 Homily for Sunday 15A, July 16, 2023: Romans 8:18-23
Jul 15, 2023 Homily for St. Benedict 11 July 2023: Mark 10:17-30
Jul 15, 2023 Br. Jerome Leo Hughes RIP
Jul 15, 2023 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 202 News and Notes for our Friends Summer 2023
Jul 15, 2023 Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden
Jul 15, 2023 Homily for the 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A: 25th June 2023

June 2023

Jun 27, 2023 Homily for the Priestly Ordination of Br Joseph Carron
Jun 27, 2023 Ordination of Fr. Joseph Carron
Jun 15, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 11 June 2023: Corpus Christi
Jun 5, 2023 Homily for Trinity Sunday Year A: 4 June 2023; John 3:16-18
Jun 2, 2023 Priestly Ordination of Dom Joseph Carron

May 2023

May 30, 2023 Commencement of Building Project
May 10, 2023 Homily for the 5th Sunday of Easter, Year A, 7th May 2023
May 8, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 7 May 2023, Easter 5A, John 14:1-12
May 8, 2023 Homily for Easter Sunday 4A, 30 April 2023: John 10:1-10
May 8, 2023 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 201 News and Notes for our Friends Spring 2023

April 2023

Apr 11, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Easter Day, 9 April 2023: John 20:1-9
Apr 10, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 12 March 2023, Sunday Lent 3A John 4:5-42 - The Samaritan Woman at the Well
Apr 9, 2023 2023 Lenten Oblate Retreat "Preparing for Easter" Abbot Anselm Talks and Photos
Apr 3, 2023 Homily for the Diaconal Ordination of Br Simon Piątowski

March 2023

Mar 13, 2023 10 March: Diaconal Ordination of Dom Simon Piatkowski
Mar 6, 2023 Homily for the Second Sunday of Lent, 5 March 2023: Matthew 17:1-9
Mar 6, 2023 Living the Faith in the World of Today

February 2023

Feb 19, 2023 FR. ABBOT ANSELM’S HOMILY FOR THE FUNERAL OF FR. MATTHEW TYLOR; 17 FEBRUARY 2023
Feb 13, 2023 Two Ordinations
Feb 10, 2023 Requiescat in Peace
Feb 10, 2023 Re-opened Guest Houses
Feb 10, 2023 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 200 - Winter 2022
Feb 6, 2023 Lectures on Holy Scripture
Feb 6, 2023 Sickness at Pluscarden

January 2023

Jan 31, 2023 Homily for 29 January 2023, Sunday 4A, Matthew 5:1-12
Jan 16, 2023 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 2A, 15 January 2023, John 1:29-34
Jan 11, 2023 Homily for Elgin Cathedral - John 2:1-11 - Lantern of the North Pilgrimage: 7 January 2023

December 2022

Dec 31, 2022 Fr. Abbot’s Homily for the Mass of Christmas Day, 25 December, 2022
Dec 31, 2022 Fr. Abbot’s Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass, 25 December 2022
Dec 10, 2022 Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, 4 December 2022: Matthew 3:1-12

November 2022

Nov 28, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 27 November 2022, Advent IA: Psalm 24:1
Nov 24, 2022 Annual Community Retreat: 14-21 November 2022
Nov 5, 2022 Blessing of Oblate Bookcase for Oblate Lending Library in the Abbey Transept
Nov 5, 2022 Homily for 31st Sunday Year C: Luke 19:1-10; DJC

October 2022

Oct 31, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 23 October 2022, Sunday 30C: Luke 18:9-14
Oct 20, 2022 Homily for the 27th Sunday Year C: Luke 17:5-10; DJC
Oct 16, 2022 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 199 - Autumn 2022
Oct 16, 2022 Homily for Sunday 29C, 16 October 2022: Exodus 17:8-13; Luke 18:1-8
Oct 16, 2022 A Nigerian Nun at Pluscarden
Oct 1, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 26C, 25 September 2022, Luke 16:19-31
Oct 1, 2022 Homily for Sunday 25C, 18 September 2022, Luke 16:1-13

September 2022

Sep 17, 2022 Fr. Matthew's Diamond Jubilee of Profession
Sep 17, 2022 2022 Oblate Summer Retreat materials
Sep 8, 2022 Vestment making re-launched at Pluscarden
Sep 3, 2022 Homily for Sunday 22 C, 28 August 2022 – by DJC – Luke 14: 1, 7-14

August 2022

Aug 21, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Feast of the Assumption, 14 August 2022 Apocalypse 12:1
Aug 7, 2022 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 198 - Pentecost 2022
Aug 7, 2022 Homily for Sunday 19C, 7 August 2022: Luke 12:32-48
Aug 7, 2022 Homily given by Fr. Abbot Anselm at the funeral Mass of Br. Gabriel, 29 July 2022

July 2022

Jul 26, 2022 Dom Gabriel Potter RIP
Jul 26, 2022 Gregorian Chant and Contemporary Piano
Jul 26, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 14C, 2 July 2022: Galatians 6:14-18
Jul 10, 2022 40th Anniversary
Jul 10, 2022 Diocesan Pilgrimage Sunday 26 June 2022
Jul 10, 2022 Homily for Sunday 13C, 26 June 2022, Luke 9:51-62

June 2022

Jun 20, 2022 Homily for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, 12 June 2022 - DJC
Jun 8, 2022 2022 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures
Jun 8, 2022 Homily for Pentecost, Year C, 2022
Jun 1, 2022 Homily for St. Margaret’s Forres, 29 May 2022, Eastertide Sunday 7C; John 17:20-26
Jun 1, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Ascension Day, 26 May 2022
Jun 1, 2022 Lenten Retreat 2022: Fr. Abbot's homilies (mp3) and new oblate photos

May 2022

May 26, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Eastertide Sunday 6C, 22 May 2022: John 14:23-29

April 2022

Apr 10, 2022 [Updated on 6 June] Covid comes to Pluscarden at last
Apr 10, 2022 Homily for the 8'oclock Mass, 5th Sunday of Lent Year “C”, 3 April 2022, John 8:1-11

March 2022

Mar 30, 2022 Homily for the 4th Sunday of Lent C, 26 March 2022; Luke 15:1-3;11-32
Mar 22, 2022 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 197 - Lent 2022
Mar 22, 2022 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 196 - Advent 2021
Mar 22, 2022 150th anniversary of our Benedictine Congregation
Mar 14, 2022 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Lent 2C, Sunday 13 March 2022: Luke 9:28-36
Mar 14, 2022 Two First Monastic Professions
Mar 14, 2022 Homily for St. Cecilia’s Abbey, Ryde, Sunday 8C, 27 February 2022: Luke 6:39-45

February 2022

Feb 23, 2022 Homily for St. Cecilia’s Abbey Ryde, Sunday 7C, 20 February 2022, Luke 6:27-38
Feb 23, 2022 Three new publications available

January 2022

Jan 30, 2022 Homily for Sunday 4C, 30 January 2022, Luke 4:21-30
Jan 30, 2022 Homily for Sunday 3C; 23 January 2022: Luke 4:14-21

December 2021

Dec 6, 2021 Important: updated dates for oblate events 2022-2023

November 2021

Nov 29, 2021 Homily for Advent Sunday 1C, 28 November 2021: Luke 21:25-28; 34-36
Nov 18, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 6 November 2021, Sunday 32B: Mark 12:38-44
Nov 2, 2021 Homily for Sunday 31B, 31 October 2021: Mark 12:28-34
Nov 2, 2021 After the Pluscarden Community retreat

October 2021

Oct 26, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 29B, 17 October 2021: Mark 10:35-45
Oct 13, 2021 Homily for Sunday 28B, 10 October 2021 (Wisdom 7:7-11; Hebrews 4:12-13; Mark 10:17-30)
Oct 13, 2021 Homily for the Feast of St. Bruno, 6 October 2021, at St. Andrews, Fife (Philippians 3:8-14; Luke 9:57-62)
Oct 11, 2021 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 195 - September 2021
Oct 4, 2021 Br. Joseph Carron ordained Deacon 30 September 2021

September 2021

Sep 22, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 12 September 2021, Sunday 24B: Mark 8:27-35
Sep 11, 2021 Homily for 5 September 2021, Sunday 23B: Mark 7:31-37; Ps 118/119:137,124
Sep 11, 2021 Assorted news: visit of Fr. Bede, Canonical Visitation, crops, and COVID update

August 2021

Aug 16, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 19B, 8 August 2021: John 6:41-51
Aug 4, 2021 Homily for Sunday 18B, 1 August 2021: John 6:24-35

July 2021

Jul 23, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 14B, 4 July 2021: Mark 6:1-6
Jul 23, 2021 Oblate events 2021-2023
Jul 16, 2021 Official Permission for Development
Jul 9, 2021 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 194 - Pentecost 2021
Jul 1, 2021 Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul, 29 June 2021
Jul 1, 2021 Homily for Sunday 13B, 27 June 2021: Mark 5:21-43

June 2021

Jun 11, 2021 Homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, 11 June 2021: John 19:31-37
Jun 11, 2021 Holy Trinity, 2021

May 2021

May 25, 2021 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Pentecost Year B, 23 May 2021, John 15:26-27; 16:12-15
May 24, 2021 Live-streaming of Pentecost Lectures
May 21, 2021 Homily for Easter Sunday 7B, 16 May 2021, John 17:11-19

April 2021

Apr 27, 2021 Homily for the 8 o'clock Mass, Easter 4B, Good Shepherd Sunday, 25 April 2021
Apr 22, 2021 Homily for Sunday, Easter 3B, 18 April 2021
Apr 6, 2021 Homily for Easter Day, 4 April 2021
Apr 1, 2021 Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Palm Sunday, Year B (St. Mark), 2021

March 2021

Mar 25, 2021 Homily for the Annunciation, 25 March 2021: Hebrews 10:4-10
Mar 25, 2021 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (X)
Mar 23, 2021 2021 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures - “One of the Trinity was Crucified”
Mar 23, 2021 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 193 - Lent 2021
Mar 23, 2021 Homily for Sunday Lent 5B, 21 March 2021 John 12:20-30; Hebrews 5:7-9; Jeremiah 31:31-34
Mar 22, 2021 Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March 2021

February 2021

Feb 15, 2021 Homily for 14 February 2021, Sunday 6B, on Mark 1:40-45

January 2021

Jan 16, 2021 Live Streaming of the Pluscarden Liturgy
Jan 16, 2021 Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, 9 January 2021, Mark 1:7-11
Jan 13, 2021 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (IX)
Jan 12, 2021 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 192 - Advent 2020
Jan 1, 2021 A sad goodbye to Baxter
Jan 1, 2021 Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2021

December 2020

Dec 29, 2020 (Fairly) Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2020
Dec 24, 2020 “Wachet Auf”, wake up! Advent IV Homily
Dec 21, 2020 Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Advent 4B, 20 December 2020
Dec 21, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (VIII)
Dec 15, 2020 Homily for Advent 3B, “Gaudete”, 13 December 2020
Dec 13, 2020 Homily for Advent 2B, on Isaiah 40:1ff
Dec 1, 2020 Homily for St. Andrew, 29 November 2020

November 2020

Nov 17, 2020 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 33A, 15 November 2020, Matthew 25:14-30
Nov 11, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (VII)
Nov 9, 2020 Homily for 8 November 2020, Sunday 32A, Matthew 25:1-13
Nov 9, 2020 Annual Community Retreat
Nov 9, 2020 Autumn at Pluscarden

October 2020

Oct 12, 2020 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 28A, 11 October 2020: Phil 4:12-14,19-20
Oct 5, 2020 Homily for Sunday 27A, 4 October 2020: Philippians 4:6-9
Oct 3, 2020 Video: houses to be built near Pluscarden Abbey
Oct 2, 2020 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 191 - September 2020

September 2020

Sep 21, 2020 Moray Council grants permission for controversial development project
Sep 21, 2020 Dom Matthew Tylor celebrates 60 years of monastic life
Sep 15, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (VI)
Sep 15, 2020 Homily for Sunday 24A 2020
Sep 7, 2020 Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 23A, 6 September 2020, Romans 13:8-10

August 2020

Aug 31, 2020 Silver Jubilee of Ordination of Dom Benedict Hardy, 24 August 2020
Aug 31, 2020 Homily for Sunday 22A, 30 August 2020: Romans 12:1-2
Aug 26, 2020 Homily for St. Bartholomew, 24 August 2020; Silver Jubilee of Ordination
Aug 26, 2020 Silver Jubilee of Profession of Fr. Martin Birrell
Aug 11, 2020 Homily for 9 August 2020, Sunday 19A: Matthew 14:22-33
Aug 4, 2020 Brief Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 2 August 2020, Sunday 18A, Matthew 14:13-21

July 2020

Jul 28, 2020 Homily for Sunday 17A, 26 July 2020, Romans 8:28-30
Jul 20, 2020 First public Sunday Mass
Jul 15, 2020 Monastic Experience Weekend 2020 cancelled
Jul 15, 2020 Gradual re-opening of Pluscarden Abbey Church
Jul 13, 2020 Homily for the Feast of St. Benedict, 11 July 2020
Jul 6, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (V)

June 2020

Jun 29, 2020 Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul, 28 June 2020: Matthew 16:13-19
Jun 25, 2020 Homily for the Solemnity of St. John the Baptist - Patronal Feast of Pluscarden
Jun 24, 2020 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 190 - Pentecost 2020
Jun 24, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (IV)
Jun 22, 2020 Homily for the Sacred Heart Year “A”, 19 June 2020: 1 Jn 4:7-16; Mt 11:25-30
Jun 16, 2020 Homily for Corpus Christi, 14 June 2020
Jun 8, 2020 Catechesis for Trinity Sunday by Bishop Hugh
Jun 1, 2020 Homily for Pentecost (“A”), 31 May 2020; John 20:19-23

May 2020

May 26, 2020 Homily for Easter 7A, 24 May 2020, John 17:1-11
May 26, 2020 Homily for the Ascension, 20 May 2020
May 24, 2020 Listen to the Oblate Retreat talks 2020
May 18, 2020 Homily for the 6th Sunday of Easter Year “A”, 17 May 2020, on Jn 14:15-21
May 13, 2020 Flying frogs at Pluscarden
May 13, 2020 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 189 - Lent 2020
May 5, 2020 Homily for Easter 4A, Sunday 3 May 2020, on John 10:1-10

April 2020

Apr 28, 2020 Homily for Easter 3A, Sunday 26 April 2020, on Luke 24:13-35
Apr 21, 2020 Cancellation of the Pentecost Lectures
Apr 21, 2020 Homily for Low Sunday, 19 April 2020, Year “A”
Apr 12, 2020 Homily for Easter Day, 12 April 2020
Apr 12, 2020 Homily for the Easter Vigil, 11 April 2020
Apr 11, 2020 Homily for the Good Friday Liturgy, 10 April 2020
Apr 11, 2020 Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 9 April 2020
Apr 7, 2020 Coronavirus precautions at Pluscarden (III)
Apr 7, 2020 Homily for Palm Sunday, 5 April 2020: Matthew 26:14 - 27:66 etc.

March 2020

Mar 29, 2020 Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year “A”, 29 March 2020, on John 11
Mar 28, 2020 Homily for the Annunciation, 25 March 2020
Mar 24, 2020 Coronavirus Precautions at Pluscarden Abbey (II)
Mar 23, 2020 Homily for Lent 4A, Sunday 22 March 2020, on John Chapter 9
Mar 23, 2020 Coronavirus Precautions at Pluscarden Abbey
Mar 22, 2020 Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March 2020
Mar 10, 2020 Clothing of two new novices
Mar 10, 2020 Art Exhibition at Pluscarden - Drawings by Br. Daniel Morphy
Mar 2, 2020 2020 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures - “‘It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive’: Praise in an Age of Agitation”

February 2020

Feb 25, 2020 Visit from St. Andrews University Catholic Society
Feb 25, 2020 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 6A, 16 February 2020, Matthew 5:17-37
Feb 25, 2020 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 188 - Advent 2019
Feb 11, 2020 Homily for Sunday 5A, 9 February 2020, Matthew 5:13-16
Feb 4, 2020 Another step towards the Priesthood
Feb 4, 2020 Homily for Sunday 3A, 26 January 2020

January 2020

Jan 21, 2020 Homily for the Second Sunday of the Year
Jan 14, 2020 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year “A”
Jan 3, 2020 Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2020

December 2019

Dec 18, 2019 Christmas services 2019
Dec 10, 2019 Immaculate Conception, 9 December 2019: cf. Genesis 3:9-15, 20
Dec 10, 2019 Homily for Advent Sunday 2A, 8 December 2019, Matthew 3:1-12
Dec 2, 2019 Homily for the feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2019: Matthew 4:18-22
Dec 2, 2019 Charity Auction for the Abbey’s South Range Appeal

November 2019

Nov 26, 2019 New publication: Oblate Handbook
Nov 26, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 33C, 16 November 2019, Luke 21:5-19
Nov 25, 2019 Dates announced for the Pluscarden Monastic Experience Weekend 2020
Nov 18, 2019 Abbot Cuthbert Brogan OSB elected Visitor at Provincial Chapter
Nov 18, 2019 Opening ceremony for new car park
Nov 17, 2019 Annual Community Retreat
Nov 17, 2019 Homily for Sunday 32C, 10 November 2019, Luke 20:27-38

October 2019

Oct 22, 2019 Property developer plans houses near the Abbey
Oct 22, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 20 October 2019, Sunday 29C, on Luke 18:1-8
Oct 15, 2019 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 187 - September 2019
Oct 15, 2019 Listen to Bishop Moth's 2019 Oblate Ruby Jubilee Summer Retreat Talks
Oct 15, 2019 Listen to the Oblate Retreat talks 2019
Oct 15, 2019 Homily for Week 28C, Sunday 13 October 2019, on Luke 17:11-19
Oct 14, 2019 Listen to the Oblate Retreat talks 2018
Oct 14, 2019 Annual Community Outing
Oct 1, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 29 September 2019, Sunday 26C: Luke 16:19-31
Oct 1, 2019 Homily for Sunday 25C, 22 September 2019

September 2019

Sep 23, 2019 Visit of the Relics of St. Thérèse to Pluscarden
Sep 23, 2019 Talk in the presence of the Relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Sep 17, 2019 Watch the visit of the Relics of St. Therese to Pluscarden
Sep 1, 2019 The Relics of St. Thérèse at Pluscarden - Weds 11 Sept
Sep 1, 2019 Homily for Sunday 21C, 25 August 2019; Luke 13:22-30

August 2019

Aug 6, 2019 Monastic Experience Weekend
Aug 6, 2019 Homily given at the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 18 C, 4 August 2019, Luke 12:13-21
Aug 6, 2019 Towards a new Pluscarden Chant CD
Aug 6, 2019 Visit of the Relics of St. Thérèse to Pluscarden

July 2019

Jul 30, 2019 Homily for Sunday 17C, 28 July 2019: Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13
Jul 24, 2019 Homily given at Quarr Abbey, Wednesday 17 July by the Prior of Pluscarden
Jul 6, 2019 The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden 2019, with homily
Jul 1, 2019 Homily for SS. Peter and Paul, 30 June 2019

June 2019

Jun 28, 2019 Homily for the Sacred Heart, Year C: Ezk 34:11-16; Rm 5:5-11; Lk 15:3-7
Jun 24, 2019 Homily for Trinity Sunday Year C, 16 June 2019, John 16:12-15
Jun 24, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 23 June 2019, the Feast of Corpus Christi
Jun 19, 2019 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 186 - Pentecost 2019
Jun 19, 2019 Pluscarden Abbey awarded RTIF grant
Jun 9, 2019 This week - Pentecost Lectures: “Beauty will save the world”
Jun 7, 2019 Have a candle lit at the Abbey
Jun 4, 2019 Dates announced: Monastic Experience Weekend 2019
Jun 4, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, the Solemnity of the Ascension Year C, 30 May 2019

May 2019

May 27, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 26 May 2019, Easter 6C
May 20, 2019 Homily for Easter 5C, 19 May 2019: Acts 14:21-27;Apoc 21:1-5; John 13:31-35
May 16, 2019 Bach, Gershwin & Pachelbel with The Moray String Quartet - at Pluscarden Abbey

April 2019

Apr 27, 2019 Young People at Pluscarden
Apr 27, 2019 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 185 - Lent 2019
Apr 13, 2019 Holy Week and Easter services 2019
Apr 4, 2019 Funeral of Mgr. Robert McDonald
Apr 4, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 31 March 2019, Lent 4C, on Lk 15:1-32

March 2019

Mar 26, 2019 Homily for Lent 3C, 24 March 2019, Luke 13:1-9
Mar 5, 2019 2019 Pentecost Lectures: “Beauty will save the world” with Fr Martin Boland
Mar 5, 2019 Christopher Francis reviews Tempus per annum CD
Mar 5, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 8C, 3 March 2019

February 2019

Feb 27, 2019 Homily for Sunday 7C, 24 February 2019, Luke 6:27-38
Feb 11, 2019 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 5C, 10 February 2019, on Luke 5:1-11
Feb 5, 2019 Dame Margaret Truran reviews Tempus per annum CD
Feb 5, 2019 Homily for Sunday 4C, 3 February 2019, 1 Corinthians 13

January 2019

Jan 29, 2019 Updates to our online shop
Jan 4, 2019 Homily for Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2019

December 2018

Dec 29, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Christmas Day, 25 December 2018
Dec 29, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 23 December 2018, Advent 4C, Luke 1:42
Dec 18, 2018 Clothing ceremony
Dec 18, 2018 Homily for Advent 3C, 16 December 2018, Philippians 4:4-7
Dec 18, 2018 Award for Pluscarden documentary
Dec 16, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 184 - Advent 2018
Dec 12, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 2 December 2018, Advent 1C: Ps 24:1-3; Lk 21:25-36
Dec 12, 2018 News on the A 96 dual carriageway
Dec 4, 2018 Homily for the feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2018: Matthew 4:18-22

November 2018

Nov 14, 2018 Homily for the 32nd Sunday of Year B
Nov 10, 2018 Bishop Hugh elected President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland
Nov 7, 2018 Homily for the Solemnity of the Dedication of Pluscarden Abbey Church
Nov 7, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 4 November 2018, Sunday 31B: Hebrews 7:23-28

October 2018

Oct 30, 2018 Annual Community Retreat
Oct 30, 2018 Homily for Sunday 30B, 28 October 2018, Psalm 104:3-4; Mark 10:46-52
Oct 24, 2018 Tempus per annum: new music recording released
Oct 16, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 183 - Autumn 2018
Oct 10, 2018 Homily for Sunday 27B 2018
Oct 3, 2018 Listen to Bishop Moth's talks for summer 2018 special Oblate Retreat
Oct 3, 2018 Homily for Sunday 26B, 29 September 2018, Mark 9:38-48

September 2018

Sep 24, 2018 Temporary road closure to Pluscarden
Sep 6, 2018 Homily for the Feast of St. Gregory the Great, 3 September 2018
Sep 6, 2018 Homily for Sunday 22B, 2 September 2018, on Mark 7:1-23 (with omissions)

August 2018

Aug 28, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 26 August 2018, Sunday 21B, John 6:60-69
Aug 28, 2018 Oblate Weekend 2018 takes place
Aug 28, 2018 Visit from Lord Alton
Aug 8, 2018 Monastic Experience Weekend 2018
Aug 8, 2018 Unusual guests

July 2018

Jul 30, 2018 Homily for Sunday 17B, 28 July 2018, on John 6:1-15
Jul 26, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 22 July 2018, Sunday 16B, Mark 6:30-34
Jul 12, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass for Sunday 14B, 8 July 2018, on 2 Corinthians 12:7-10
Jul 9, 2018 New information boards for visitors
Jul 4, 2018 Homily for Sunday 13B, 1 July 2018, 2 Corinthians 8:7,9,13-15
Jul 4, 2018 Homily for SS. Peter & Paul, 29 June 2018, Matthew 16:13-19

June 2018

Jun 28, 2018 Pilgrimage welcomes children of our Diocese
Jun 19, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 182 - Pentecost 2018
Jun 19, 2018 Visit from Russia
Jun 13, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 10B, 10 June 2018, Mark 3:20-35
Jun 11, 2018 Homily for the Sacred Heart “B”, 8 June 2018, John 19:31-37

May 2018

May 26, 2018 Pentecost Lectures
May 26, 2018 Homily for Pentecost Year B, 20 May 2018, on John 15:26-27;16:12-15
May 16, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday Easter 7B, 13 May 2018, on Jn 17:11-19
May 12, 2018 Homily for the Ascension, 10 May 2018
May 7, 2018 Homily for Easter 6B, Sunday 6 May 2018, on John 15:9-17
May 7, 2018 Pluscarden joins Rosary on the Coast

April 2018

Apr 20, 2018 New Stained Glass Window
Apr 20, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Easter 3B, 15 April 2018, on Luke 24:35-48
Apr 10, 2018 70th anniversary of monks at Pluscarden
Apr 10, 2018 Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 9 April 2018, Luke 1:26-38
Apr 10, 2018 Homily for Low Sunday, 8 April 2018, on John 20:19-31

March 2018

Mar 28, 2018 Details announced for Monastic Experience Weekend 2018
Mar 28, 2018 Holy Week and Easter services
Mar 22, 2018 Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph 19 March 2018
Mar 21, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Lent 5B, Sunday 18 March 2018, on John 12:20-33
Mar 14, 2018 Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, 11 March 2018
Mar 12, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 181 - Lent 2018
Mar 10, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 180 - Advent 2017
Mar 9, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 179 - Autumn 2017
Mar 7, 2018 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 178 - Pentecost 2017

February 2018

Feb 13, 2018 Homily for 11 February 2018, Sunday 6B, on Mark 1:40-45

January 2018

Jan 28, 2018 Pentecost Lectures to be given by Fr Richard Ounsworth O.P.
Jan 28, 2018 Invitation to young people for Holy Week & Easter - please share!
Jan 22, 2018 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 3B, 21 January 2018: 1 Cor 7:29-31
Jan 16, 2018 Homily for Sunday 2B, 14 January 2018, on 1 Corinthians 6:13-20
Jan 16, 2018 Artist Alan Dawson produces a new painting in aid of the South Range Appeal
Jan 3, 2018 Homily for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2018

December 2017

Dec 18, 2017 Homily for Advent 3B, Gaudete Sunday, 17 December 2017; John 1:6-8,19-28
Dec 17, 2017 In search of God - a short film
Dec 11, 2017 Welcome to brothers from Vietnam
Dec 3, 2017 Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, Thursday 30 November 2017

November 2017

Nov 29, 2017 Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King, 26 November 2017
Nov 22, 2017 Christmas services 2017
Nov 16, 2017 Br. Adrian RIP
Nov 14, 2017 Homily for Sunday 32A, 12 November 2017, on Matthew 25:1-13
Nov 13, 2017 Homily for the Funeral of Dom Adrian Walker, OSB
Nov 2, 2017 Homily for All Saints, 1 November 2017
Nov 1, 2017 Homily for Sunday 30A, 29 October 2017, on Matthew 22:34-40

October 2017

Oct 28, 2017 Annual retreat for the Pluscarden community
Oct 27, 2017 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 28A, 15 October 2017, on Matthew 22:1-14
Oct 26, 2017 Dates for Monastic Experience Weekend 2018
Oct 24, 2017 Slow radio on BBC Radio 3
Oct 24, 2017 New music releases on Ffin Records
Oct 20, 2017 BBC Four film about Pluscarden
Oct 17, 2017 Homily for Sunday 27A, 8 October 2017, on Matthew 21:33-43

September 2017

Sep 27, 2017 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 24 September 2017, Sunday 25A, on Matthew 20:1-16
Sep 26, 2017 Visit of Archbishop Mario Conti with pilgrims of the Scottish Lieutenancy of the Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre
Sep 22, 2017 Royal Visit to Pluscarden
Sep 15, 2017 Homily for Sunday 23A, preached by the Prior of Pluscarden at Rydebäck Karmel
Sep 14, 2017 Sermon for 8 September 2017
Sep 4, 2017 Grand Finale of the 1230 Pilgrimage Walk
Sep 4, 2017 New Icons for the Pluscarden Church

August 2017

Aug 29, 2017 Concert at Pluscarden Abbey
Aug 29, 2017 Monastic Experience Weekend
Aug 21, 2017 Homily for Sunday 20A, 19 August 2017, on Psalm 83 and Matthew 15:21-28
Aug 9, 2017 Homily for the Feast of the Transfiguration– Sunday 6th August 2017

July 2017

Jul 25, 2017 Homily for Sunday 16A, 23 July 2017, on Romans 8:26-27
Jul 13, 2017 BBC Four film about Pluscarden
Jul 11, 2017 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 14A, 9 July 2017, on Mt 11:25-30
Jul 10, 2017 Violinist Michael Grube returns - 21st August
Jul 5, 2017 Homily for Sunday 13A, 2 July 2017, on Matthew 10:37ff
Jul 4, 2017 Please extend our invitation to Monastic Experience weekend
Jul 4, 2017 News of the A96 Dual Carriageway Project
Jul 4, 2017 Canonical Visitation
Jul 1, 2017 Homily for the Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul, 29 June 2017
Jul 1, 2017 Summer Processions at Pluscarden

June 2017

Jun 14, 2017 Trinity Sunday Year A 2017
Jun 14, 2017 Arrival of Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima
Jun 7, 2017 Homily for Pentecost Sunday 4 June 2017

May 2017

May 23, 2017 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday Easter 6A, 21 May 2017, on John 14:15-21
May 23, 2017 A story of a statue: Greyfriars Convent to Pluscarden Abbey and back!
May 23, 2017 Listen to the Oblate Retreat talks 2017
May 19, 2017 Spectacular music of Renaissance Venice - 17th June
May 15, 2017 Details for Monastic Experience Weekend 2017
May 15, 2017 Homily for Easter 5A, 14 May 2017, on John 14:1-12
May 13, 2017 Visit of the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, and Novena of Prayer for Vocation
May 1, 2017 Homily for third Sunday of Easter
May 1, 2017 Blessing of our new Sanctuary Chair

April 2017

Apr 24, 2017 Homily for Low Sunday, 22 April 2017; on John 20:24-29
Apr 24, 2017 Easter at Pluscarden
Apr 18, 2017 Fr. Abbot's Homily for the Paschal Vigil - Easter night 15/16 April 2017
Apr 18, 2017 Fund-raising Concert in Aberdeen
Apr 12, 2017 Glasgow University Catholic Society retreat
Apr 10, 2017 New editions of Pluscarden Benedictines magazine online
Apr 6, 2017 Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year “A”, 1 April
Apr 4, 2017 Homily for 4th Sunday of Lent, 26 March 2017
Apr 4, 2017 2017 Pluscarden Pentecost Lectures – Dr Francesca Murphy: Gnosis and the Theocrats from Mars
Apr 4, 2017 Homily for 3rd Sunday of Lent
Apr 4, 2017 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 177 - Lent 2017
Apr 4, 2017 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 176 - Advent 2016
Apr 4, 2017 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 175 - Autumn 2016
Apr 4, 2017 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 174 - Summer 2016

March 2017

Mar 27, 2017 Homily for the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 25 March 2017
Mar 27, 2017 Homily for Third Sunday of Lent, 19 March
Mar 22, 2017 Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph 20 March 2017
Mar 22, 2017 Homily given at Keith, in honour of St John Ogilvie 11/03/17
Mar 15, 2017 Homily for Second Sunday of Lent
Mar 6, 2017 Homily for 5 March 2017, Lent 1A, on Matthew 4:1-11
Mar 1, 2017 Latest progress for Pluscarden 1230 Pilgrimage

February 2017

Feb 28, 2017 Concert to support Pluscarden Abbey Pilgrimage Appeal
Feb 17, 2017 Homily for Sunday 6, Year A 2017
Feb 17, 2017 Winter at Pluscarden
Feb 14, 2017 February at Pluscarden
Feb 11, 2017 Visit from St. Andrews University Catholic Society
Feb 11, 2017 Homily for Sunday 5A, 5 February 2017, on Matthew 5:13-16
Feb 7, 2017 Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe visit Pluscarden
Feb 1, 2017 Sermon for Sunday 4A, Matthew 5:1-12 at Edinburgh University Catholic Chaplaincy

January 2017

Jan 19, 2017 Support Pluscarden through our shop
Jan 17, 2017 Br. Meinrad RIP
Jan 14, 2017 Homily for the Requiem of Br Meinrad Gibson OSB (13/1/17)
Jan 14, 2017 Homily for the Epiphany, 10 o'clock Mass, Sunday 8 Jan 2017
Jan 11, 2017 Invitation to young people for Holy Week & Easter - please share!
Jan 8, 2017 Homily for the Epiphany, 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 8 Jan 2017
Jan 4, 2017 Mass intentions at Pluscarden
Jan 2, 2017 Homily for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2017
Jan 2, 2017 Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2016

December 2016

Dec 23, 2016 Homily for 14/12/16 - Golden Jubilee of Pluscarden's Independence
Dec 23, 2016 Golden Jubilee of Pluscarden's Independence
Dec 5, 2016 Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2016
Dec 5, 2016 Reverend Shuna Dicks speaks about refugee support
Dec 4, 2016 Homily for Advent IA, 27 November 2016
Dec 4, 2016 Talk from Fr. John Kirwan, missionary in Democratic Republic of Congo

November 2016

Nov 23, 2016 Pastoral Letter for the Feast of Christ the King
Nov 15, 2016 Installation of Fr. Bede as Prior of Kristo Buase Monastery, Ghana
Nov 14, 2016 The Mediaeval architecture of Pluscarden Abbey
Nov 9, 2016 Visit from Edinburgh students
Nov 2, 2016 Positive signs regarding the proposed new Dual Carriageway route
Nov 2, 2016 Homily for Sunday 31C, 30 October 2016, on Luke 19:1-10; 2 Thess 1:11-12
Nov 1, 2016 Pluscarden Community Retreat

October 2016

Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 11/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 10/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 8/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 7/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 6/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at Quarr Abbey Retreat, 5-12 October: 5/10
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 28/9 (Reconciliation)
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 30/9
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 29/9
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 28/9
Oct 31, 2016 Daily homilies at the Arundel and Brighton Clergy Retreat: 27/9
Oct 19, 2016 Homily for Sunday 28C, 9 October 2016, on Luke 17:11-19

September 2016

Sep 23, 2016 General Chapter elects new Abbot President
Sep 22, 2016 Piano recital with Raymond Spasovski - 7th October
Sep 14, 2016 Vietnamese monks return to Thien Phuoc from Pluscarden
Sep 6, 2016 Homily for Sunday 23C, 4 September 2016, on Luke 14:25-33

August 2016

Aug 30, 2016 Homily for Sunday 21C 2016
Aug 23, 2016 Our Monastic Experience Weekend!
Aug 22, 2016 Visit from African Congregation Sisters
Aug 20, 2016 Fr. Bede is elected Prior of Kristo Buase Monastery, Ghana
Aug 20, 2016 Homily for 14 August 2016, Sunday 20C, on Luke 12:49-53
Aug 9, 2016 Homily for Sunday 17C, 2016
Aug 2, 2016 International meeting of on-going monastic formation

July 2016

Jul 13, 2016 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 15C, 10 July 2016, on Lk 10:25-37
Jul 8, 2016 Annual Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden
Jul 7, 2016 Pastoral Letter by Dom Hugh Gilbert OSB, Bishop of Aberdeen, for 14th Sunday of the Year

June 2016

Jun 30, 2016 Homily for the Solemnity of SS. Peter and Paul, 29 June 2016
Jun 30, 2016 Monastic Experience weekend 19-22 August
Jun 29, 2016 Homily for Sunday 12C 19.06.2016 - Luke 9: 18-24
Jun 8, 2016 Homily for the 5 June 2016, Tenth Sunday of Year C, on Gal 1:11-19
Jun 6, 2016 Community photo
Jun 6, 2016 Homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart Year C: 3 June 2016

May 2016

May 26, 2016 Apple heritage
May 19, 2016 Pentecost Lectures with Fr Ian Ker
May 10, 2016 Homily for the Ascension of the Lord, 5 May 2016
May 9, 2016 Bats, tomatoes and floorboards
May 6, 2016 Upcoming concert 10th June- The Art of the Violin: Highlights of Violin Culture over Four Centuries
May 6, 2016 Visits from across Scotland

April 2016

Apr 25, 2016 Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, 24 April 2016, on John 13:31-35
Apr 21, 2016 Happy Birthday to the Queen!
Apr 12, 2016 Planning permission granted for South Range
Apr 12, 2016 Homily for the feast of the Annunciation, Monday 4 April 2016
Apr 12, 2016 Homily for Divine Mercy Sunday, 3rd April 2016

March 2016

Mar 29, 2016 Holy Thursday, Easter Proclamation
Mar 24, 2016 Listen to Oblate talks from Father Abbot
Mar 21, 2016 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 173 - Lent 2016
Mar 21, 2016 Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph 19 March 2016: Luke 2:41-51
Mar 16, 2016 Invitation to Young People for Holy Week and Easter at Pluscarden Abbey
Mar 16, 2016 Holy Week and Easter at Pluscarden Abbey
Mar 16, 2016 Homily for 5th Sunday of Lent Year “C”, 13 March 2016, on Jn 8:1-11

February 2016

Feb 26, 2016 Oblate residential weekend
Feb 26, 2016 Enemies of the Cross Answered - at the University of St. Andrew’s, 21 February 2016
Feb 18, 2016 An Introduction to Gregorian Chant
Feb 18, 2016 Homily for 24 January 2016, Sunday 3C, on Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21
Feb 18, 2016 Dom Dunstan Robertson's Silver Jubilee
Feb 11, 2016 Tracey Rowland visits
Feb 6, 2016 Read talks from Pluscarden

January 2016

Jan 29, 2016 Monastic Experience weekend 2016
Jan 29, 2016 Invitation to Young People for Holy Week and Easter at Pluscarden Abbey
Jan 24, 2016 South Range building appeal
Jan 13, 2016 Chant Forum Meeting at Quarr Abbey, 13 - 17 July 2015
Jan 8, 2016 Pentecost Lectures: Newman on Vatican II
Jan 6, 2016 Christmas crib at Pluscarden
Jan 3, 2016 Homily for Epiphany 2016
Jan 2, 2016 Homily for 1 January 2016: Mary Mother of God
Jan 1, 2016 Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family, Sunday 27 December 2015

December 2015

Dec 31, 2015 Pluscarden Benedictines No. 172 - Advent 2015
Dec 30, 2015 Christmas Eve
Dec 26, 2015 Homily for Midnight Mass 2015
Dec 25, 2015 Christmas services 2015
Dec 22, 2015 "O Sapientia" celebration
Dec 21, 2015 Homily for Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec 21, 2015 2016 Photo Calendar
Dec 19, 2015 Dom Cyprian Silver Jubilee
Dec 17, 2015 Visit from Dr. Sebastian Brock
Dec 2, 2015 Homily for the Feast of St. Andrew, 30 November 2015

November 2015

Nov 25, 2015 Homily for the Feast of Christ the King, Year B, 22 November 2015
Nov 9, 2015 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 8 November 2015
Nov 8, 2015 The Re-Dedication of the Pluscarden Abbey Church
Nov 2, 2015 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, All Saints, 1 November 2015

October 2015

Oct 9, 2015 Re-dedication ceremony to take place

September 2015

Sep 22, 2015 Homily for Sunday 25B, 20 September 2015, on Mk 9:30-37
Sep 7, 2015 Pluscarden Benedictines Magazine #171 - September 2015

August 2015

Aug 17, 2015 Homily for the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August 2015
Aug 10, 2015 Homily for Sunday 19B, 9 August 2015, on John 6:41-51

July 2015

Jul 6, 2015 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, 5 July 2015, Sunday 14B

June 2015

Jun 30, 2015 Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul, 29 June 2015
Jun 29, 2015 Homily for the 13th Sunday, Year B, 27 June 2015, on 2 Cor 8:9
Jun 15, 2015 Homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart, Year B, 12 June 2015

May 2015

May 24, 2015 Pluscarden Benedictines Magazine #170 - Pentecost 2015
May 3, 2015 Homily for Easter 5B, 3 May 2015, on John 15:1-8
May 1, 2015 Monastic Experience weekend 2015

March 2015

Mar 27, 2015 Solemn Profession of Br. Joseph Carron
Mar 25, 2015 Homily for the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March 2015
Mar 22, 2015 Homily for Sunday Lent 5B, 22 March 2015, on Jn 12:20-30
Mar 7, 2015 Homily for the Feast of St. Aelred, 5 March 2015
Mar 1, 2015 Pluscarden Benedictines Magazine #169 - Lent 2015

February 2015

Feb 22, 2015 Homily for the First Sunday of Lent Year B, 22 February 2015: Mk 1:12-15
Feb 2, 2015 Pentecost Lectures 2015

January 2015

Jan 12, 2015 Homily for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year B, 11 January 2015
Jan 3, 2015 Homily for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2015

December 2014

Dec 31, 2014 Pluscarden Benedictines: Archive 1968-2014
Dec 30, 2014 Liber Pluscardensis
Dec 8, 2014 Homily for 7 December 2014, Advent 2B, on Isaiah 40:1ff, 2 Peter 3:8-14; Mark 1:1-8
Dec 1, 2014 Homily for Monday 1 December 2014, the (transferred) Solemnity of St. Andrew
Dec 1, 2014 2015 Holy Week Youth Retreat

November 2014

Nov 24, 2014 Homily for the Solemnity of Christ the King, 23 November 2014 Year “A”: Mt 25:31-46

August 2014

Aug 17, 2014 Homily for the Feast of the Assumption, 15 August 2014

July 2014

Jul 21, 2014 Homily for the 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 16A, 20 July 2014, on Matthew 13:24-43
Jul 14, 2014 Homily for 13 July 2014, Sunday 15A, on Matthew 13:1-13

June 2014

Jun 29, 2014 Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul, Sunday 29 June 2014
Jun 27, 2014 Homily for the Feast of the Sacred Heart - Friday 27 June 2014
Jun 22, 2014 Homily for The Feast of Corpus Christi 2014
Jun 8, 2014 Homily for Pentecost 2014

May 2014

May 16, 2014 Homily for the Ascension, Year B, 14 May 2015

April 2014

Apr 20, 2014 Homily for Easter Sunday 2014
Apr 19, 2014 Homily for the Easter Vigil 2014
Apr 18, 2014 Homily for Good Friday 2014
Apr 17, 2014 Homily for Holy Thursday 2014
Apr 16, 2014 Pentecost Lectures 2014

October 2013

Oct 7, 2013 Easter audio CD

January 2013

Jan 31, 2013 2013 Pentecost Lectures

August 2012

Aug 6, 2012 Oblate Weekend 2012

August 2011

Aug 31, 2011 Election of Abbot Anselm

April 2011

Apr 24, 2011 Fr. Abbot's homily for Easter Sunday 2011
Apr 23, 2011 Fr. Abbot's Homily for Paschal Vigil 2011
Apr 22, 2011 Fr. Abbot's Homily for Good Friday 2011
Apr 21, 2011 Fr. Abbot's Homily for Maundy Thursday 2011
Apr 17, 2011 Fr. Abbot's Homily for Palm Sunday 2011
Apr 10, 2011 Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent 2011

February 2011

Feb 6, 2011 Homily for 5th Sunday Year A

December 2010

Dec 30, 2010 Homilies 2010

August 2010

Aug 20, 2010 Report on the Oblate Weekend, summer 2010

June 2010

Jun 1, 2010 Who is the writer of this poem?

May 2010

May 31, 2010 Meeting of Chant Forum May 2010

March 2010

Mar 7, 2010 Solemn Profession of Br Aelred

December 2009

Dec 31, 2009 Homilies 2007-2009

October 2009

Oct 1, 2009 Scottish Sacred Music Symposium

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