A very successful and happy residential retreat for our oblates took place at the Abbey this year from Monday 1st - Thursday 4th July. Officially the retreat was in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Pluscarden being raised to Abbatial Status…
Pluscarden Abbey Oblate Retreat 30th June - July 2024
Oblate Weekend August 2023 - Bishop Richard's Summer Talks 2023
Once again the Abbey hosted a special weekend for Oblates, from Friday 11th to Monday 14th August. Also once again Bishop Richard Moth, who is a Pluscarden Oblate, gave a series of talks for those attending. Bishop Richard has been coming to Pluscarden very regularly and faithfully since he was a teenage seminarian.
2023 Lenten Oblate Retreat "Preparing for Easter" Abbot Anselm Talks and Photos
2022 Oblate Summer Retreat materials
Lenten Retreat 2022: Fr. Abbot's homilies (mp3) and new oblate photos
Dear Oblates,
Here are the Talks that Fr. Abbot gave in this year's Oblate Retreat for Lent (click here) and photos of the new Oblate being congratulated (click here).
These have been held up by falling trees knocking out the livestreaming and then covid "knocking out the monks"!
Blessings and prayers,
Fr. Martin
Important: updated dates for oblate events 2022-2023
2022
Updated: 2nd Weekend of Lent: 11th-14th March (Friday - Monday) - Fr. Abbot
Summer: 29th July - 1st August (Friday - Monday) - Fr. Stuart Chalmers, oblate, spiritual director of the Scots College in Spain
2023
Lent: 24th-27th February (Friday - Monday) - Fr. Abbot
Updated: Summer: 18th-21st August (Friday - Monday) - Bishop Richard Moth, oblate
Additionally, we are posting the text of Canon Luke Smith’s conferences and homily given at the 2021 summer retreat. Click here to download.
Canon Luke Smith