Norbertine Vocations
The Canons Regular of Prémontré were founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré, France in 1120. Basing the lives of his sons and daughters on that of the first apostles of Our Lord, Our Holy Father Norbert bequethed five works to the Order i) the praise of God by the singing of the Divine Office, ii) zeal for the salvation of souls, iii) spreading devotion to Our Lady, especially in Her Immaculate Conception, iv) spreading devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament and v) leading a life of simple penance. Please contact the Vocation Director for more information. The Order first came to Britain in 1138 and at the time of the Reformation had some 38 houses. The Order returned to England in 1872 and our canonry became an independent canonry in 2004. For more information on the life and work of the Norbertine canons of St. Philip's Priory, please seee our web-site; www.praemonstratensis.co.ukPRAYER FOR VOCATIONS TO THE ORDER OF PRÉMONTRÉ
Almighty Father, raise up abundant and holy vocations to the Order of Prémontré. Send us good and holy souls who will keep the Faith alive and guard the blessed memory of Our Holy Fathers Augustine and Norbert. Send us ardent yet gentle men who through the preaching of Christ’s word and the administration of the Sacraments may continually renew your faithful. Grant us holy ministers of your altar who will be careful and fervent guardians of the Eucharist; lifting high the Blessed Sacrament above all the errors and miseries of the world. Amen.Like us on Facebook
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Category Archives: Former Houses
In the footsteps of St. Norbert
Taking advantage of the traditional post-examination ‘vakantie’ Br. Rupert was able to spend a few days in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was an opportunity to visit and pray at some of the sites closely associated with the life … Continue reading
Premonstratensian Texts Online
Readers may be interested to learn that a number of texts have now appeared on Google books that relate to the Order. The texts are fully accessible by clicking on the links below and can also be downloaded in PDF … Continue reading
Prémontré
Thanks to the kindness and hospitality of the confreres of Leffe our own Brother Rupert was able to make a pilgrimage to Prémontré recently. The abbey of Prémontré is of course the motherhouse of our entire Order. It was here that … Continue reading
Floreffe
A certain noblewoman by the name of Ermesindis, the Countess of Namur, hearing that Norbert was passing through, quickly hastened to meet him and eagerly requested that he accept a church in the village of Floreffe and there install members of … Continue reading
Posted in Former Houses, Norbertine History, St. Norbert
Essex Recusant Society
On Saturday Br. Rupert gave a talk to the Essex Recusant Society on the history of our Order in Essex; in Great Parndon, Beeleigh and Chelmsford. Br. Rupert spoke of our recent visit to Beeleigh Abbey and of the many pre-Reformation connections between … Continue reading
Visit to Beeleigh
On 18th September we were delighted to visit the former Premonstratensian abbey of Beeleigh at the invitation of the present owners, Mr and Mrs Foyle. Beeleigh was established in 1180 and was suppressed during the Dissolution, it is the closest … Continue reading
In the month of September
2nd September: Ausculpus – of the abbey of Valsecret. Having studied at the university of Cologne, where he took doctorates in theology and canon law, he was called to Prémontré to fulfil the role of prior. Later, because of his … Continue reading
Posted in O.Praem Saints and Beati, Norbertine History, Former Houses
The Premonstratensians in Essex
The earliest record of Premonstratensians in Essex is a note in the chronicle of Ralph, abbot of Coggeshall that in the year 1180 ‘the canons of Great Parndon, near Harlow moved to Maldon’ . Certainly the Premonstratensians had established a … Continue reading
Posted in Chelmsford, Former Houses, Norbertine History
St. Dominic and the Order of Prémontré
As we mark the feast of St. Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers, we also recall a venerable tradition that holds that St. Dominic was a member of the Premonstratensian Order, specifically that he was a sub-deacon at the … Continue reading
Posted in O.Praem Saints and Beati, Norbertine History, Former Houses
Former Houses: Beeleigh
The Abbey of Beeleigh in Essex was founded from Newhouse by Robert de Parndon. This house was first located in Great Parndon before 1172 and in 1180 it was transferred by Robert Mantel to Beeleigh. In 1249 there was enshrined at its … Continue reading
Posted in Former Houses, Norbertine History
