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Homily for the Feast of SS. Peter & Paul, 29 June 2021

In Chapter 57 of the Holy Rule, St. Benedict briefly discusses the skilled craftsmen of the monastery. His concern is that they avoid falling into either pride or avarice because of their work. He rounds off this Chapter by quoting a line from St. Peter’s first Letter, Chapter 4: ...that in all things God may be glorified (1 Pt 4:11). This line has often been taken as summing up not just monastic work, but the whole of monastic life, indeed of the Christian life itself. Let us say today also, this could fittingly sum up the lives of SS. Peter and Paul.

Monastic Experience Weekend 2020 cancelled

The Monastic Experience Weekend 7-10 August 2020 has been cancelled. The Pluscarden Community has reluctantly reached this decision, in light of the current stage of the Covid-19 crisis. Use of our guest house will remain impracticable for…