Experienced a gorgeous mass outside with monks playing beautiful guitar! Beautiful grounds to explore. A wonderful gift shop with precious treasures.
The Benedictine Monks of Weston Priory are a community of Benedictine monks, founded in 1953 by the late Abbot Leo Rudloff, of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. Pulling inspiration from monastic tradition reaching back to the earliest centuries of the church, and shaped by the Rule of Saint Benedict; their life together centers on prayer, manual work, and hospitality.
Above all, they strive for hope to live the Gospel together. Seeking to be, in Brother Leo's words, "an embassy of the Reign of God," the monks hope that they will, in some measure, foster the healing and reconciliation of the whole human family.
From my short experience here at this monastery, I would say the Benedictine Monks are living true to their mission! What an experience and blessing from God read more