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Monthly Archives: February 2021

A continuous Lent?

‘The life of a monk ought to be a continuous Lent. Since, few, however, have the strength for this, we urge the entire community during these days of Lent to make its manner of life most pure and to wash away in this holy season the negligences of other times.’ Rule of St Benedict Ch …

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Posted byTurvey NunsFebruary 17, 2021Posted inMonastic

A hidden flame

Celebrating St Scholastica For many of the special feasts and solemnities in our calendar we are blessed with hymns written by members of our community. I often reflect that in these hymns we sing the theology of what it means to belong to the Benedictine Communities at Turvey. The feast of St Scholastica provides a …

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Posted byTurvey NunsFebruary 10, 2021February 10, 2021Posted inMonastic

God lights our souls within

Throughout the liturgical year there are some hymns which seem to draw together all that I hold dear in biblical imagery and incarnational theology. Hail to the Lord who comes is one of those hymns. This hymn helps me make an immediate connection between the Gospel scene and my own life. Sometimes I need those …

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Posted byTurvey NunsFebruary 2, 2021Posted inMonastic

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