What a glorious morning!

This is the beautiful Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire, a contemporary Benedictine monastery which I realised was only a few miles from where I slept last night. That made for an easy first decision about which direction to head. 

I arrived in time for the 9am Mass, sung in plainchant and we were encouraged to join in, no matter how falteringly. Participation, not performance, was the order of the day. I stayed in the silence for some time at the end, just praying the Jesus Prayer and enjoying God's presence.

And afterwards the tea room had just opened so I treated myself to a cuppa, which I've just finished. The sun is shining. What a great start to the day.

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  1. Looks lovely, it's been chucking rain here on Skye for weeks and weeks......

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  2. Added to the list of places to visit as we set out for a Yorkshire tour shortly. Decided to miss out York this time as been before.

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