Ed Scolding

14 January 2017

Homilies

Homily for the Epiphany, 10 o'clock Mass, Sunday 8 Jan 2017

Ed Scolding

14 January 2017

Homilies

'They departed to their own country by another way.’ (Mt 2:12) These are the last words of the Gospel of today’s Mass. In the context of St Matthew’s story of the wise men, they make perfect sense. The wise are warned to return home by another way to avoid falling into the hands of King Herod.

Pluscarden Abbey

11 January 2017

News & Events, Monastic Experience

Invitation to young people for Holy Week & Easter - please share!

Pluscarden Abbey

11 January 2017

News & Events, Monastic Experience

The Abbot and Monks of Pluscarden invite young people (aged 18-30) to celebrate the Liturgy with them from Wednesday of Holy Week until Easter (April 12-17) ...

Pluscarden Abbey

8 January 2017

Homilies

Homily for the Epiphany, 8 o’clock Mass, Sunday 8 Jan 2017

Pluscarden Abbey

8 January 2017

Homilies

Arise, shine out Jerusalem, for your light has come! The Epiphany is a feast of light: the light of Christ coming into the darkness of our world; coming into the darkness of our lives. He is the light of divine revelation, and the light of salvation, and of life...

Ed Scolding

4 January 2017

News & Events

Mass intentions at Pluscarden

Ed Scolding

4 January 2017

News & Events

Pluscarden Abbey can now accept Mass intentions online. This means that you may ask for a Mass to be celebrated for a particular intention: for example for a person...

Pluscarden Abbey

2 January 2017

Homilies

Homily for the Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, 1 January 2017

Pluscarden Abbey

2 January 2017

Homilies

When the Fathers of the Church wanted to speak of the mystery of the Incarnation, and of the Divine Motherhood of Mary, they would often seek their inspiration, their images, and their words...

Pluscarden Abbey

2 January 2017

Homilies

Homily for Christmas Midnight Mass 2016

Pluscarden Abbey

2 January 2017

Homilies

‘In those days a decree went out from the Emperor Augustus, that a census be taken of all the world. This census, the first, took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own city. And Joseph also...

Pluscarden Abbey

23 December 2016

Homilies

Homily for 14/12/16 - Golden Jubilee of Pluscarden's Independence

Pluscarden Abbey

23 December 2016

Homilies

On the 21st of November, 1966, the solemnly professed monks of this monastery assembled under the presidency of the then Abbot of Prinknash, Dyfrig Rushton, to begin the process of electing the first Superior of the Monastery following the grant...

Pluscarden Abbey

23 December 2016

News & Events

Golden Jubilee of Pluscarden's Independence

Pluscarden Abbey

23 December 2016

News & Events

On 14th December 2016 the Pluscarden Community celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence. Previously, Pluscarden had been a dependent house of Prinknash Abbey, the founding monastery...