The Order’s next Day of Recollection will take place at Farnborough Abbey, on 3 August 2024 by kind permission of Abbot Brogan. We are delighted that day will be led by Fr Pius Collins, one of the community of Norbertine Canons based at Peckham.

Farnborough is easily accessible by car (junction 4 of the M3) or train to the main station in Farnborough then a short walk. For those who do not know it, the Abbey is well worth a visit – founded by the Empress Eugénie as a monastery and Imperial Mausoleum to house the mortal remains of her husband Napoleon III and their son the Prince Imperial (killed under British colours in the Zulu War of 1879), and designed by the renowned French architect Gabriel-Hyppolyte Destailleur (who also designed Waddesdon Manor).

As ever, everyone is welcome: all Members of the Order in Britain, Companions, friends, family, and guests. Recollections are a very important vehicle for the ongoing formation and spiritual development of members, to which we all commit when we join the Order.

Please bring choir dress if you are a Member of the Order – it will be worn for those parts of the day marked with an *.

Horarium

10.30am *Lauds (Abbey Church)
11.15am *Holy Mass (Abbey Church)
12.15 noon Confessions (House Chapel)
12:30 Lunch
2:15pm Spiritual Conference
3pm Abbey tour / Confessions
3:30pm *Holy Rosary (Abbey Church)
3:45pm *Vespers, Exposition, & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament (Abbey Church)
4:30pm Tea and departure

There will be a collection, with a suggested donation of £10 per person, to defray the costs of the day.

Please note that no formal arrangements will be made for lunch, but, as is the custom
at Days of Recollection in London, please bring food to share and we will eat a shared lunch together in the Refectory.