Identifier: benedictinesofca00shep (find matches)
Title: The Benedictines of Caldey Island (formerly of Painsthorpe, York) : containing the history, purpose, method, and summary of the rule of the Benedictines of the Isle of Caldey, S. Wales
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Shepherd, William Richard, 1860-
Subjects: Caldey Island (Abbey : Caldey Island, Wales) Benedictines Monasticism and religious orders
Publisher: Isle of Caldey : The Abbey
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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that the dear Saviour, Whom we had togetherreceived this morning, would draw us near and yet nearerto Himself, and reveal to us the Mysteries of His grace byHis Holy Spirit, and that at last we might 1 meet to sing theDivine Praises in the Heavenly City, and that he, allunworthy, might join us there. It was proposed that for three months they should trywhether it would be possible to continue their life on thelines laid out in the tentative scheme. It would be a hardtask to recite the Divine Office by day and night at theCanonical Hours, to try to influence the Islanders and leadthem to personal religion, and to maintain themselves bytheir work in the garden. They had no funds of their own;few devout sons of the Church came forward to help themto any extent with money. A few did what little they could.And though words of sympathy were very cheering, they didnot help to feed and clothe the Brothers, even in the simpleway which the Rule prescribes. At the most, each Brother j* 28 J>
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To face page 28 Zbc Derfoo ot probation could contribute only about five hours a day to manual workin the garden, and this at labourers wages brought in littleenough even for their simple wants. Their occupation of therooms placed at their disposal by Mr. Bushell was onlycontingent on his not requiring them for his own use,and in Holy Week they had to move into the partially-restored Gatehouse, which contained two rooms above andone below, Father Aelred occupying the room which belongedformerly to the Prior of olden days, which was in the samestate in which he had left it nearly four centuries before. Later on the whole of the house was required by the owner,and for eight weeks of their stay on the island, i.e., during themonths of August and September, the Community lived ina tent encampment in the pine woods. This might have beenpleasant enough for a short time, and in fine summer weather,but the weather that summer was not seldom wet and cold.Last night—we quote again from the Br

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