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Pluscarden Abbey
29 March 2020
Homilies

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent Year “A”, 29 March 2020, on John 11

Pluscarden Abbey
29 March 2020
Homilies

The raising of Lazarus is the last and greatest of the seven signs of Jesus reported by St. John. Coming immediately before the account of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, it clearly in…

Tagged: Lazarus, Lent, John, life, Mary, Martha

Pluscarden Abbey
28 March 2020

Homily for the Annunciation, 25 March 2020

Pluscarden Abbey
28 March 2020

The attention of the whole world is focussed on the current crisis. People are afraid. Normal life is at a stand still. Economically, and in other ways too, we seem to be gazing into the abyss. And in the midst of it all, the Catholic Church rejoices…

Tagged: Annunciation, coronavirus, COVID-19, feast, light, Jesus

Pluscarden Abbey
24 March 2020
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Coronavirus Precautions at Pluscarden Abbey (II)

Pluscarden Abbey
24 March 2020
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With everyone else in the country, the Pluscarden Community finds itself compelled to obey the directives of our Government, as underscored also by our Bishops. With reluctance then we have to announce that Pluscarden Abbey is now closed…

Tagged: COVID-19, coronavirus

Pluscarden Abbey
23 March 2020
Homilies

Homily for Lent 4A, Sunday 22 March 2020, on John Chapter 9

Pluscarden Abbey
23 March 2020
Homilies

St. Mark’s Gospel gives us a story about a blind man called Bartimaeus (10:46ff.). It’s quite a brief account, contained in only 7 verses. The climax of the story is its happy ending: Jesus performs the desired miracle; everyone is amazed, and Jesus…

Tagged: John, blind man, Easter, sight

Pluscarden Abbey
23 March 2020
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Coronavirus Precautions at Pluscarden Abbey

Pluscarden Abbey
23 March 2020
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Following the directive of the Scottish Bishops, from 19 March, until further notice, the regular Services at the Abbey will officially not…

Tagged: COVID-19, coronavirus, visitors

Pluscarden Abbey
22 March 2020
Homilies

Homily for the Feast of St. Joseph, 19 March 2020

Pluscarden Abbey
22 March 2020
Homilies

Recently we read a book in the refectory called How the West really lost God. The author was Mary Eberstadt, an American academic, essayist, novelist, and Social Scientist. She has gained some notoriety in recent times as an orthodox Catholic…

Tagged: Joseph, Mary Eberstadt, St. Joseph, father

Pluscarden Abbey
10 March 2020
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Clothing of two new novices

Pluscarden Abbey
10 March 2020
News & Events

On Wednesday 4 March 2020, which for the Pluscarden community is the Eve of the Solemnity of St. Aelred, our two postulants were clothed together as novices. In a beautiful and moving ceremony, marked of course by Gregorian Chant…

Tagged: novices, postulants, Br Patrick, Br Edmund

Pluscarden Abbey
10 March 2020
News & Events

Art Exhibition at Pluscarden - Drawings by Br. Daniel Morphy

Pluscarden Abbey
10 March 2020
News & Events

Before entering Pluscarden Abbey in 1998, Br Daniel studied art at Kingston University and Camberwell…

Tagged: art, artist, exhibition, drawings

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