After a break, we are able to upload the recording of our Mass each day once more. Today we celebrate the Memoria of St Cuthbert, great Benedictine monk & pastoral bishop in the north east. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

The call of the first disciples, depicted in an icon in our chapel, written by Silvia Dmitrova. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

It rained all day yesterday without stopping! Fortunately it has stopped now. New wine in new skins in today's Gospel. New wine in old skins leads to a mess. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Saturday Mass of Our Lady. In the 1st reading Paul speaks of followers of Christ being taunted, ridiculed, beaten up. This is the daily reality for Christians in many parts of the world. Find out more Aid to the Church in Need UK a very important charity. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

A lovely offertory chant at today's Mass, which we don't sing all that often. It is a quotation from Daniel, asking God to hear our prayers. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

In today's Gospel Jesus prays during the night and then calls 12 from the crowd of his disciples to be his closest associates with the title of 'apostles'. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Mass celebrated by Dom John this morning, with a homily about St Paul's teaching on celibacy and chastity. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

The Feast of the Dedication of the Abbey Church at Downside. A reminder of the importance of our buildings as places of beauty to raise the heart & mind to God (picture not from today!). soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Exaltation of the Holy Cross - and members of the Young Catholic Adult Network (YouCAN) are about to arrive at the door for their monastery day with us! soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

SS Cornelius and Cyprian, early martyrs. St Cornelius was Pope and St Cyprian was bishop of Carthage. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Memoria of St Hildegard of Bingen, a remarkable Benedictine Abbess of the 12th century. She was a mystic, wrote commentaries on the Gospels & Rule, on nature, and was a composer of chant. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Today we heard St Paul's famous description of love, so often used at weddings. He is in fact talking about 'agape', which refers to a self-sacrificial love that wants what is best for the other person, regardless of whether we actually like them or not! soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Memoria of SS Theodore & Adrian today. St Theodore was Archbishop of Canterbury & St Adrian was abbot of the monastery there in the 7th century, where he was known for his promotion of prayer and scholarship. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Memoria of the Korean Martyrs. Of 8000-10000 martyrs, 103 were canonised, including St Andrew Kim Tae-gon, St Paul Chong Hasan and many other priests, religious and laypeople. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

St Matthew was a tax collector, called by Christ to be an apostle. His Gospel tells us of the birth of Christ & contains much of his teaching, showing how he built on the Old Testament. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

St Pius of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio, was a Franciscan renowned for bearing the wounds of the Crucified Christ in his own body (stigmata), bilocation & more. He died in 1968. Stigmata had ceased a few months before his death. soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, where there was a replica of the Holy House of Nazareth until the Reformation. Built in 1096, it was one of the main pilgrim sites of Europe! A reminder that England was called "Mary's dowry". soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…

A ferial Mass with readings from the book of Proverbs. We won't be uploading the Mass for about 10 days. Back soon! soundcloud.com/downsideabbey/…