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1 Samuel 1:4-20

It’s a great joy for me to be back at the monastery, after my time of sabbatical.  I spent much of my time with my family – my mother and my brothers and sister and their families, my nieces and nephews.  I also stayed with friends in England, Ireland and France.  It was also a great time for reflection and for prayer.  I am so grateful for this time away, and I’m very grateful for your prayers for me.

I visited so many great churches and cathedrals, from York and Durham to Canterbury, and from Cork to Notre Dame in Paris.  Whenever I go into a great church, I love to find a place to light a candle, and kneel down, and remember those I love, those who are on my heart, those who I know in need, or have asked me to pray for them.  And I know many of you do this in the chapel – lighting a candle and offering up prayers. Read More