We celebrate today with great joy the birth of the Virgin Mary. This is the patronal feast of our monastery, hence our liturgical zeal and our special joy. But you could ask: Why do we celebrate the birth of Our Lady? There is a first answer, rather obvious. We really love Our Lady who is […]
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