Sadly there has been no community of Norbertine nuns or sisters in the British Isles since the so-called Reformation. Before that sorry episode communities of canonesses existed at Irford and Stixwold and Broadholm. Irford was founded in the reign of Henry II and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin in 1156. The last prioress, Dame Joanna [...]
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Norbertine Canonesses
Posted in Norbertine History, Vocation on May 1, 2008 | Comments Off
Good Shepherd Sunday
Posted in Vocation on April 12, 2008 | Comments Off
I am the gate.
Anyone who enters through me will be safe:
he will go freely in and out
and be sure of finding pasture.
- John 10
On this Sunday the Church especially recommends to her children to pray and promote in the hearts of the faithful vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
My dear Jesus, by Your most [...]
The Mass of Reparation
Posted in Vocation on February 9, 2008 | Comments Off
Each Saturday the Conventual Mass is offered in reparation for the sins of sacrilege committed against Our Lord, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. These sins not only include the public insults suffered by Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist but also the sacrilege of those who neglect their Sunday duty of attending Mass. St. Chad’s [...]
Pope John Paul II on the Norbertine Order
Posted in Vocation on October 29, 2007 | Comments Off
According to the words of Pope John Paul II, the Order today is called by God, in the spirit of Our Holy Father Norbert, to:
i. Make the holy sacrifice of the Mass the source of their strength and happiness.
ii. Hold high the Eucharist over all the miseries and errors of this world.
iii. Bring truth, certainty [...]
The Five Pillars of ‘Communio’ in the Norbertine Order
Posted in Vocation on October 23, 2007 | Comments Off
At the heart of the life of the Canons Regular of Prémontré is the idea of ‘communio’. This is often characterised by five points;
i. Laus Deo in Choro- The praise of God in choir through the chanting of the Divine Office and the worthy celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass has long been a [...]
Our Holy Father Norbert : On the Priesthood
Posted in O.Praem Saints and Beati, St. Norbert, Vocation on October 20, 2007 | Comments Off
“O Priest, who are you?
You are not yourself because you are God.
You are not of yourself because you are the servant and minister of Christ. You are not your own because you are the spouse of the Church.
You are not yourself because you are the mediator between God and man. You are [...]
