THE UK Oblates Team are a small group of volunteer oblates from various monasteries who, since the first World Oblates Congress in 2005, have formed a team to act as a conduit for information for oblates, and thus established this website for oblates and monastic communities, who may wish to make use thereof. We want to provide information about oblates and for oblates, and about the different Benedictine monastic communities that exist in Great Britain and Ireland. Read more…
Thought for March 2026
After Mass on this bright, slightly damp spring morning, I felt drawn to walk. A gentle breeze carried the fragrance of early flowers — aconites, crocuses, daffodils and snowdrops — their quiet beauty a welcome gift after weeks of rain. It was a simple but profound “I am glad to be here” moment.
