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Illumination
The Church of Saint Sebastian is in Espinhal, a quiet little village near Coimbra. Little Cristóvão Isaac Almeida da Vinha makes his entrance into the Church. Cristóvão is the second child of...
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Family Life in the School of Saint Benedict
Last 25 July, our Oblate Brother Gregory (Marco da Vinha) began his blog, Inclina aurem cordis tui, with this introduction: I’d like to welcome whoever happens to find this blog. I discovered the Rule...
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Cum transieris per aquas, tecum ero
When Thou Passest through the Waters Saint Maurus, together with Saint Placid, is honoured as one of the first disciples of our father Saint Benedict. Saint Gregory the Great, in his Life of Saint...
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An Oblate of Silverstream Meditates the Holy Rule
Inclina Aurem Tuam Musings of a Paterfamilias Trying to Live According to the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict I take a fatherly pride in recommending Marco da Vinha’s deeply edifying reflections on the...
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Saint Francesca of Rome
This painting, attributed to Antonio da Viterbo the Elder (1450-1516), depicts Saint Francesca being clothed by the Blessed Virgin in the great white veil that, even today, characterizes the Olivetan...
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Divine Providence for Families
Two of our Oblate families currently face housing difficulties. Last evening, we began, for this intention, a novena consisting of the Litanies of Divine Providence. Benedictine monasteries have always...
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Pope Saint Gregory VII
Today is the onomastico (nameday) of our dear Oblate Marco da Vinha, who bears the Benedictine name of Gregory in honour of today’s Pope Saint Gregory VIII. Brother Gregory writes the magnificent...
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Dr Kwasniewski at Silverstream Priory
Yesterday afternoon, Dr Peter Kwasniewski gave a conference at Silverstream Priory to the monks and to our Oblates and clergy friends. The full text of Dr Kwasniewski’s conference is available at...
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Suscipe me, Domine
Homily for the Oblation of Clarissa Mectilde Kwasniewski Silverstream Priory 29th July 2016 Feast of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus of Bethany My dear daughter, there is, I believe, a liturgical...
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Monasterboice and the Grace of the Divine Office
Silverstream Oblate Clarissa Kwasniewski writes on The New Liturgical Movement of her recent visit to Ireland: We went to Ireland. . . . No, we did not go to Ireland . . . we went to Heaven. We kept...
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This sacrifice, prepared for the glory of Thy holy Name
Last evening at recreation, one of the brethren mentioned that he had read something recently in which Lenten fasting was presented, before all else, as a means of cutting down on expenses in order to...
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Inclina aurem cordis tui
Our Oblate Brother Marco Gregory da Vinha at Inclina aurem cordis tui offers his readers the fruits of his own contemplation. I recommend Inclina aurem cordis tui to all our Oblates and friends. His...
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Saint Henry
Patron of Benedictine Oblates Benedictine Oblates living and working in the world have two holy patrons: Saint Francesca of Rome whom we celebrated in March, and today’s Saint Henry, Emperor. Holy...
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Priest Oblates
Oblation of the Reverend Father John McKeever and the Reverend Father Paul Murphy Priests of the Archdiocese of Armagh 17 August 2017 Reverend Fathers John and Paul, my very dear sons, true brothers...
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An Oblate of Silverstream on Fatima and the Desert Fathers
Marco da Vinha and his wife, Isa, are Oblate novices of Silverstream Priory. Marco and Isa are the parents of Helena and Cristóvão. They make their home in the U.K., while remaining deeply rooted in...
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Benedictines, Internet, and Social Media: A Letter to Our Oblates
Silverstream Priory Feast of Christ the King 29 October 2017 Dear friends and Oblates, I have for some time wanted to address something to you concerning a Benedictine oblate’s appropriate use of the...
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Our Oblate Marco Gregory da Vinha, well know for his profound and well–crafted essays at Inclina aurem cordis tui, has written a compelling piece on the practice of virtue in the age of the internet...
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A diocesan priest preaches on the introit
Last Thursday, our priest oblates (diocesan priests living in the spirit of the Rule of Saint Benedict, and spiritually anchored in the monastery, whilst labouring in the vineyard of the Lord) met at...
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Of the Sons of Nobles or of Poor Men that are offered
CHAPTER LIX. Of the Sons of Nobles or of Poor Men that are offered 13 Apr. 13 Aug. 13 Dec. If any nobleman shall perchance offer his son to God in the Monastery, let the parents, should the boy be...
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Oblation of Ellen Macrina Gryniewicz
The august Sacrament of the Altar [is] the mystery that contains within itself all the other mysteries of His holy life. For this reason, you can adore there the little Child of the manger; you can...
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