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Church Assemblies
One of our practices at Portsmouth is for the students to plan and run a church assembly most Thursdays during the school year. It starts with the singing of the Pater Noster in Latin, a brief reading from Scripture or … Continue reading
Portsmouth Institute
As many of our followers know, we have an annual conference called The Portsmouth Institute here — this year’s topic is “Catholicism and the American Experience”, and will be held from June 7-9. We are pleased that Robert P. George, McCormick … Continue reading
Good Friday 2013
At Portsmouth the School observes Holy Week in a variety of ways, beginning Thursday with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed later by a Tenebrae service at 7 pm. The adoration vigil followed with students invited to come … Continue reading
Abbot Caedmon’s Assembly Talk
On Monday Abbot Caedmon addressed the whole School on the inauguration ceremony for Pope Francis held on March 19. Abbot Caedmon described the scene: clerical dignitaries in red on one side, heads of state and kings and queens on the … Continue reading
“Catholicism and the American Experience”, Fifth Annual Portsmouth Institute, June 7-9, 2013
This June 7-9 Portsmouth Abbey will be having a conference on Catholicism and the American Experience, the fifth in an annual series begun in 2009. It is a particularly appropriate topic in this papally ordained Year of Faith. Notable speakers … Continue reading
Young Persons’ Retreat February 15-17, 2013
On Friday the monastery will sponsor, jointly with monks of our fellow EBC monastery St. Louis Abbey (“EBC” stands for English Benedictine Congregation), a retreat for sixteen male undergraduates from a number of area colleges. There will be conferences on … Continue reading
Ash Wednesday, 2013
See the following for the homily of Abbot Caedmon at today’s Mass with the School marking the beginning of Lent 2013. Homily for Ash Wednesday 2013 Today is the beginning of Lent, the 40-day season of penitential preparation for Easter. … Continue reading
Five Hundred Years Later…
The evening of October 31, 2012, Pope Benedict presided at First Vespers of the feast of All Saints, in the Sistine Chapel, five centuries to the day from a similar celebration by his predecessor, Pope Julius II, to mark the … Continue reading
RD Julian Stead, OSB
On September 30 the Portsmouth Abbey community celebrated during Alumni Weekend the 60th year of Dom Julian’s ordination to the priesthood. At Mass, in which D Julian was the principal celebrant, Abbot Caedmon gave us a homily on what the … Continue reading
Father Ambrose Gives A Homily
Those of you who know Father Ambrose will be delighted to read this homily. Those of you who don’t will be pleased at the style and the message. The writer was taught music, sacred and profane, and learned to sing, … Continue reading