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WELCOME TO BELMONT ABBEY

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It gives us great joy to welcome you to our website, as it would to our
monastery.

We are a community of about 30 monks whose home is at Belmont, just outside
Hereford  on the borders of England and Wales.
 Following the 6th century Rule of St Benedict, and under the guidance of the
Abbot, we seek to live the ancient wisdom of the monastic life in a contemporary
way so that as St Benedict says, "in all things, God may be glorified." The
rhythm of each day is shaped  by the liturgy, our daily cycle of prayer and
praise. Our work in the monastery includes the welcome of many guests and
visitors, but our reach is much wider through our monks working in parishes and
chaplaincies in Herefordshire and beyond, and as far away as Peru, our monastery
at Lurin outside Lima. Through this website we hope to share with you something
of the spirit of our monastic life and to remain in contact with our friends and
supporters scattered throughout the world.


Sadly, Hedley Lodge, our guesthouse, is currently closed and will hopefully
reopen after refurbishment in Summer 2024.




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A NEW ABBOT FOR BELMONT

13 Jun, 2024
Dom Brendan Thomas has been elected as the new Abbot of Belmont
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF ELECTION AT BELMONT ABBEY

By Fr Augustine • 04 Jun, 2024
The Prior and monks of Belmont Abbey are pleased to announce the election of Dom
Brendan Thomas as the twelfth Abbot of Belmont. Please pray for him and all the
community.
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MESSAGE OF ABBOT PAUL - FRIDAY - 31ST MAY 2024

By Abbot Paul • 30 May, 2024
It’s the last day of May, the feast of the Visitation of Our Lady, with which we
round off the month dedicated to Mary, the Virgin Mother of God and our Mother
too. We remember the visit that Mary made to her elderly relation Elizabeth, who
was also expecting a child and was coming to the end of her pregnancy. Mary, who
was much younger, hurried to the town where Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah
lived, so that she could assist her cousin in the birth of her child. Our Gospel
today comes from Luke, (Lk 1: 39-56), and includes that wonderful hymn of praise
sung by Mary, the Magnificat. “Mary set out and went as quickly as she could to
a town in the hill country of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s house and greeted
Elizabeth. Now as soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in
her womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a loud cry and
said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your
womb. Why should I be honoured with a visit from the mother of my Lord? For the
moment your greeting reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes,
blessed is she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be
fulfilled.’” This is no short journey that Mary sets out on and there is no
mention of her taking along someone for company and security. She is young and
pregnant. Mary was filled with the Holy Spirit the moment the Angel announced
that she would conceive Jesus, the Son of God, in her womb, whereas Elizabeth is
filled with the Spirit only when greets the Mother of God, bearing the child
Jesus in her womb. The sign is John the Baptist leaping in her womb. Mary
remains silent, it is Elizabeth who speaks. Praising God, she utters blessings
on Mary, she who is most blessed among women, whose infant in her womb is also
blessed. She proclaims Mary to be the Mother of her Lord, Theotokos, God Bearer
or Mother of God. The scene is marked with joy, as John leaps for joy in his
mother’s womb. Mary is the woman of faith, who believed in the promises of God,
or rather put her whole trust in God on account of his promises to her. It is at
this point that Mary breaks into song “My soul proclaims the greatness of the
Lord and my spirit exults in God my saviour; because he has looked upon his
lowly handmaid. Yes, from this day forward all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name, and his mercy
reaches from age to age for those who fear him. He has shown the power of his
arm, he has routed the proud of heart. He has pulled down princes from their
thrones and exalted the lowly. The hungry he has filled with good things, the
rich sent empty away. He has come to the help of Israel his servant, mindful of
his mercy – according to the promise he made to our ancestors – of his mercy to
Abraham and to his descendants for ever.” All the Churches sing this song with
Mary each evening at Vespers or Evensong, as each one of us makes this song our
own. Like Mary we sing of the Lord’s greatness and of the wonderful things he
has done for us and in us. There are times when perhaps we have difficulty
recognising God’s blessings. Mary never lost faith in God. As she stood at the
foot of the cross, a silent witness to her divine Son’s Passion and Death, she
did not give up singing this song in her heart. She sang at his Resurrection and
Ascension and she sang with the disciples and the early Church as they waited
for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Today she sings her song with
all those who turn to her for protection, guidance and consolation. She sings
her song with those who suffer and with those who rejoice. In any and in every
circumstance of our life, Mary is with us as our mother and she sings her song
in our hearts. Mary encourages us to turn to her Son and to follow him
faithfully. As she hastened to Elizabeth’s house to help her in the hour of her
need, so today she rushes to our side and to the side of all who need her. “Mary
stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.” Mary will
never let us down. Mary our Mother, blessed art Thou among women and blessed is
the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. This is my last daily message, let’s say for the
time being. I feel the need to take a break, especially as I retire this evening
as Abbot of Belmont and look forward to the election of the new Abbot early next
week. Please pray for the Belmont community at this important moment in its
history. I thank God for all he has done to bless our monastic community both
here and in Peru, together with our oblates, parishioners, former pupils,
friends, relatives and benefactors, and ask for his continued blessing in the
years ahead. May the good Lord bless and keep us all in his love and tender
mercy. Amen.
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MESSAGE OF ABBOT PAUL - THURSDAY - 30TH MAY 2024

By Abbot Paul • 29 May, 2024
I’m sitting in the Aegean lounge at Thessaloniki Airport waiting for the
Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt, where l will connect with another flight to
Birmingham. Although feeling relaxed and rested after my brief visit here, I’m
nevertheless filled with trepidation at the thought of clearing my old rooms at
Belmont, storing things there and beginning a new life taking care of myself at
Leominster and Bromyard. It will be a rather busy weekend to set out on that
venture what with First Holy Communions in both parishes, but a clear mind and
help from on high as well as from fantastic parishioners and friends will see me
through, no doubt. I ended my stay in Thessaloniki by cooking lunch for my
friends. I’m looking forward to cooking in my new home. Perhaps I should start
taking orders! Our Gospel reading today comes from Mark, (Mk 10: 46-52), the
account of the healing of the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, who was sitting at the
roadside on the way out of Jericho. When he hears that Jesus is passing by, he
calls out for help. When scolded by people standing by, he shouts all the
louder, “Son of David, have pity on me.” He is so excited when Jesus calls him
that he jumps for joy and casts off his cloak. When asked by Jesus, “What can I
do for you?” He simply replies, “Rabbuni, Master, let me see again.” He only
asks for what he needs, nothing more, nothing less. What a model for prayer this
is, and Jesus grants his request, saying, “Go, your faith has saved you.” But he
doesn’t go, he remains and follows Jesus, becoming a disciple, another example
for us to follow.
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MESSAGE OF ABBOT PAUL - WEDNESDAY - 29TH MAY 2024

By Abbot Paul • 28 May, 2024
Yesterday was my last whole day in Greece and most of it was spent talking with
my friends, discussing care options for the future as both become frailer and in
greater need of help. Fortunately they have two lovely carers who come in on
alternate days to help them, but soon this may not be enough. I thank God that,
for the time being, I am well enough and enthusiastic enough to contemplate a
new ministry in the parishes of Bromyard and Leominster, obviously with the help
of many lay volunteers among parishioners. As you know, May 31st will be my last
day as Abbot of Belmont and over the weekend I will move to the parish house at
Leominster. I also feel that this would be a good time to stop writing this
daily message for the time being until I see how to consider something similar
in the future. I began writing this daily message in March 2020 as a result of
Covid and the first lockdown. With just one or two exceptions, I’ve written a
message every day since then. I thank my readers for your encouragement and
prayers and assure you of my prayers and remembrance in my daily Mass. This
evening I will be travelling back to England via Frankfurt and look forward to
being welcomed home by a dear friend at the airport. Today the Church remembers
Pope St Paul VI, who died on the feast of the Transfiguration, 6th August 1978,
at the age of 80. I remember that day so well, as Fr Dyfrig and I were on
holiday in Italy and staying at the Abbey of St Paul outside the Walls. We were
taking a stroll in the gardens after supper when the news came that this great
pope had passed to his eternal reward. Today’s Gospel passage comes from Mark,
(Mk 10: 32-45), in which Jesus gives his disciples a lesson on humility after
they have been quarrelling amongst themselves as to who is the greatest among
them. “Anyone who wants to become great among you must be your servant, and
anyone who wants to become first among you must be slave to all. For the Son of
Man himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a
ransom for many.” That is how we should all behave. We can find no better
example than in Pope St Paul VI.
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MESSAGE OF ABBOT PAUL - TUESDAY - 28TH MAY 2024

By Abbot Paul • 27 May, 2024
Yesterday was a wonderful day in so many ways. It was a particularly happy day
spent with my dear friends Sandra and Vasili. We have been close friends since
our student days in Thessaloniki in the mid sixties. In the morning Vasili and I
drove down into the city to visit the excavations of the Roman agora, a couple
of Byzantine churches, of which Thessaloniki has many, and a number of Ottoman
buildings being restored at present. There is just so much to see in this
amazing city, greatly loved by St Paul and his companions. On our return, I
celebrated Mass for Sandra, who is a Catholic, and her delightful Filipino
carer, Cheryl. It was powerfully prayerful: we felt the touch of God as we
walked with Jesus. And so the day continued in God’s presence in the most
extraordinary way, sitting in the garden and reminiscing over old photographs.
As always, I also chatted with my mother, who enjoyed speaking with Sandra and
Vasili. My mother loves chatting with my friends: she seems to be energised by
them. Our Gospel reading today comes from Mark, (Mk 10: 28-31), in which Peter
questions Jesus on the reward he and his companions will receive for leaving
everything that was dear to them in order to follow Jesus. He assures them that
they will be repaid a hundred times over in this world, though not without
persecutions, and, in the world to come, eternal life. Jesus caps this promise
by saying, “Many who are first will be last, and the last first.” This is a
warning we all need to heed, that we shouldn’t take things for granted, but
truly dedicate our lives to the Lord.
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MESSAGE OF ABBOT PAUL - MONDAY - 27TH MAY 2024

By Abbot Paul • 26 May, 2024
Today in England we keep the Solemnity of St Augustine of Canterbury, who was
sent to England by Pope St Gregory the Great at the end of the Sixth Century to
convert or reconvert the English people to the Christian faith. He was a monk
who lived according to the Rule of St Benedict and arrived in Kent with forty
companions not only to evangelise the English but also to bring monastic life
following the Benedictine tradition. May he intercede for us today. Yesterday I
was so busy that I didn’t get the opportunity to write a message for today. I do
apologise. I share a few photographs of flowers taken during a ride in the
countryside to the north of Salonica. Be assured of my prayers.
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LIST OF SERVICES

 * Welcome from Abbot Paul
   
   Welcome to our website on behalf of our brethren at Belmont, Peru and the
   Parishes that we serve.
   
   
   In these difficult times we hope you will find this website a good way to
   connect with us. The Belmont Community will continue to pray for all those
   suffering and in need, particularly our parish, oblates, retreatants and
   friends.
   
   
   Please be assured of our prayers,
   
   
   Abbot Paul
   
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 * Times of Services
   
   SUNDAYS:  
   
   Saturdays: Vigil 4pm. 
   
   Sundays: Parish Masses 8.30am and 11am. Conventual (Community) Mass,
    9.30am. 
   
   
   WEEKDAYS:  
   
   On weekdays the daily Conventual Mass is at 8am except on major solemnities.
   There is a Parish Mass on Tuesday and Friday at 10.15am.
   
   
   DIVINE OFFICE:        
   
   You are also invited to come to any part of the Liturgy of the Hours. Books
   are always available - please ask if you need help.
   
   
   WEEKDAYS
   
   Vigils and Lauds: 6:30am
   
   Conventual Mass: 8:00am 
   
   Midday Prayer: 12:45pm
   
   Vespers: 5.55pm
   
   Compline: 8.00pm
   
   
   SUNDAYS
   
   Vigils and Lauds: 6.30am
   
   Conventual Mass: 9.30am 
   
   Midday Prayer: 12.45pm
   
   Vespers & Benediction: 5.55pm
   
   Compline: 8.00pm
   
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   HOLY TUESDAY - 26th March
   
   10.15am Parish Mass
   
   7.00pm Lenten Penitential Service
   
     
   
   MAUNDY THURSDAY - 28th March
   
   7.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
   
   Watching at the altar of repose until midnight
   
   
   GOOD FRIDAY - 29th March
   
   11.00am Stations of the Cross
   
   3.00pm Liturgy of the Passion  
   
   
   HOLY SATURDAY - 30th March
   
   10.00am Confessions
   
   9.00pm Easter Vigil
   
   
   EASTER SUNDAY - 31st March
   
   8.30am Parish Mass 
   
   9.30am Conventual Mass
   
   11.00am Parish Mass
   
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   SUNDAY:
   
    8.45am-9.15am and 
   
   10.30am-12.15pm
   
   
   MONDAY-SATURDAY: 
   
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