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Thought for the month – October 2020
In this short piece, I would like to wander from the beaten path to Finchale (pronounced Finkle) Priory, a stage of the camino ingles, on the banks of the River Wear near to Durham. There, we can reflect on the life of the lesser known St Godric, traveller, master mariner, and finally, hermit.
Whenever any important business has to be done in the monastery, let the Abbot call together the whole community and state the matter to be acted upon.
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…