The House of Bread

Dominus dixit ad me... The Lord hath said to me: Thou art my Son, this day I have begotten Thee... The First Mass of Christmas in honour of ...
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Christmas Eve

Venite Adoremus! Come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
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A Message of Thanks

I was asked by Mr. Pat Seeber to thank you for the messages of condolence that were received, and for the prayers that were offered, at this...
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The Passing of Father Anthony Mary's mother

Father's Mom -19 September, 2009 - (left click on the photos to see them bigger) We send our deepest sympathy to Father Anthony Mary, to...
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Papa Stronsay Calendar

We welcome those who are visiting this blog in order to purchase the Papa Stronsay Calendar. You can do so by clicking here . You can r...
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Monastery Life - The Laundry

Doing the laundry for the community is a daily job in the Monastery. The clean, dry laundry is folded and sorted. Each member of the communi...
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Fixing up the Charnetsky

The Charnetsky arrived some time ago at Papa Stronsay, but has not done any serious service since it was not really in a suitable condition....
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Good Response to Calendars

We have had a very positive response to our newly published Papa Stronsay Calendar. The first shipment left the island just over a week ago ...
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A Helping Hand

A few weeks ago, a storm tore some of a local fisherman's crab boxes from their mooring in the harbour and took them out to sea. They ev...
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Newspaper and Calendar Ready to Ship

The latest Catholic is being sent out at present, but it is not too late to subscribe if you have not yet done so. Use the "Subscribe ...
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Martinmas

Christ appears to St. Martin ACCORDINGLY, at a certain period, when he had nothing except his arms and his simple military dress, in the mid...
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Update on the rescued yacht.

We thought that some of our readers might like an update on the yacht which had to be rescued just over a week ago. The following article wa...
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Into a New Year with the Papa Stronsay Calendar

Next year, the Year of Our Lord 2010, is set to be a memorable one. All kinds of interesting anniversaries occur during its 365 days — we co...
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Orkney Seas

From our friend Umblepie: The weather in Orkney over the last few days has been wet, windy and generally wild! Last night the Kirkwall lifeb...
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A Great Novena

Since we put up the online form for sending petitions and thanksgivings to Our Mother of Perpetual Succour one week ago, there has been an a...
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