+ Requiem Mass for Pope Francis (died 21 April 2025) Quarr Abbey, 30 April 2025 On this day, rather than speaking about Pope Francis, I would like us to listen once more to his voice. The quotations I have chosen come from his four Encyclical Letters. First from Lumen Fidei, his first Encyclical, written 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