Digitalnun Podcasts

Throughout Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum, the monastic liturgy reverts to a simpler, more ancient form. One element is the reading before Compline that St Benedict recommends in his Rule. We gather in choir to listen to the Last Discourse, read in English over three nights. The translation used in this recording is the Revised Standard Version. On the Wednesday of Holy Week we read this section, John 14.1 – 15.11

The Rule of St Benedict in English, as read in the monastery on 7 April.

Jesus may have disappeared from our sight, but now is the time for decisive choice of him.

The Rule of St Benedict in English, as read in the monastery on 6 April.

A reflection for Palm Sunday, 5 April 2020. Are we willing to be the Lord's Jerusalem?

Birdsong heard in the monastery garden just before 6.00a.m. on Palm Sunday, 5 April 2020.

The Rule of St Benedict in English, as read in the monastery on 5 April.

The Rule of St Benedict in English, as read in the monastery on 4 April.

A reflection on death and dying by someone with incurable cancer.

The Rule of St Benedict in English, as read in the monastery on 3 April.