Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8 Dec 2021 Gn 3: 9-15.20 Ep 1: 3-6.11-12 Lc 1: 26-38 Yesterday evening at the beginning of Vespers, we have opened the celebration of this Solemnity by singing the hymn: Ave, maris stella! ‘Hail, Star of the Sea’. In the long nights of December, Mary rises in […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community