THE UK Oblates Team are a small group of volunteer oblates from various monasteries who, since the first World Oblates Congress in 2005, have formed a team to act as a conduit for information for oblates, and thus established this website for oblates and monastic communities, who may wish to make use thereof. We want to provide information about oblates and for oblates, and about the different Benedictine monastic communities that exist in Great Britain and Ireland. Read more…
Thought for September 2025
On July 11th, St Benedict’s Feast Day, I attended a Study Day at Worth Abbey in Sussex. The Day was organised by the Lay Community of St Benedict, who are associated with the Abbey and have approximately 250 members across the UK. It was part of their third annual St Benedict’s Week which includes talks, podcasts and blogs…
