Entries by Fiachra Nutty
Holy Week and Easter Triduum Timetable 2026
All are welcome to join our community for the celebration of our Easter liturgies which will take place in the abbey church at the following times: Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord’s Supper – 6 pm Good Friday: Passion of the Lord – 3.15 pm Easter Vigil: Commencing at 3.45 am Easter Sunday: Lauds (LAUDS ONLY) at 8.15 […]
Lenten Reading
Each year, as Lent begins, we return to a practice rooted in Chapter 48 of the Holy Rule. There, Saint Benedict of Nursia instructs: “During the days of Lent they shall each receive a book from the library, which they shall read straight through from beginning to end.” On the First Sunday of Lent, after […]
Retirement!
Nellie & Gerry O’Donovan – Marking a Well-Earned Retirement Recently at Glencairn, we had a small get-together with Nellie and Gerry O’Donovan and their family to mark their retirement. It was simple–tea, conversation, a few stories and some beautiful singing–and a chance to say thank you! Nellie worked for many years in our Eucharist bread […]
Guestmasters and Guestmistresses Conference at Kylemore Abbey
On Tuesday, 27th January, Sister Marie and Sister Angela travelled to Kylemore Abbey to take part in this year’s Guestmasters and Guestmistresses Conference, a gathering of the Benedictine Federation and the Bernardine and Cistercian monasteries of this Region. Eleven participants attended in person, with two monks joining the meeting via video call. Monks and nuns […]