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From the Rule of Saint Benedict
As well as the Abbey church we are responsible for three churches in the local area.
Services are held at:
| Saint Benedict’s, Chapel Street, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0AJ | Times |
| Saturday – First Mass of Sunday | 17:00 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Petroc, East Street, Ashburton, TQ13 7AT | Times |
| Sunday | 10:30 |
| Saint Dunstan, New Park, South Brent, TQ10 9AQ | Times |
| Sunday | 09:00 |
Parish Newsletter.
Tuesday is the Feast of the Apostles, Simon and Jude. It is a day of celebration in the monastery because it is the anniversary of the day monks returned to Buckfast in 1882, having been expelled by Henry VIII in 1539.
Jude is venerated as the “patron saint of hopeless causes”. This practice is said to stem from the belief that few Christians invoked him for misplaced fear of praying to Christ’s betrayer, Judas Iscariot, because of their similar names. The ignored Jude thus became eager to assist anyone who sought his help, to the point of interceding in the most dire of circumstances.
Prayer to St. Jude:
St. Jude, please intercede on my behalf. Make use of that particular privilege given to you to bring hope, comfort, and help where they are needed most. Come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven as I work with my challenges.
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