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Although the monks of Buckfast do spend a lot of time in prayer and contemplation, they are also actively involved in parish work, education, craftwork, shop work, as well as welcoming almost half a million visitors each year from all over the world. The Rule they follow sets out to achieve a balance between activity and quietness, uniting both in one purpose: the service of God. How do they do it? Read on ...
The history of Buckfast Abbey is extraordinary, since it is the only English medieval monastery to have been restored after the dissolution of the monasteries under King Henry VIII, and used again for its original purpose.
Set in the beautiful valley of the river Dart in Devon, England, Buckfast is home to a community of Benedictine monks, who are striving to dedicate their lives to the service of God by living a life in common under the guidance of the Rule of St. Benedict. Benedictine monks make three vows as a sign of their commitment to the monastic way of life. These vows are:
Obedience to their superior, whom they regard as representing Christ in their community; Stability (i.e. remaining attached to their monastery for life);
Conversatio Morum (Conversion of Life) - they aim to change their life following the Gospel and in accordance to the monastic ideals set out in the Rule.
The day of the monastic community at Buckfast (and indeed of any monastic community) revolves around three essential activities: (1) The Divine Office (Prayer In Common) "Let nothing, therefore, be put before the Work of God" (Rule of St. Benedict, chapter 43). "Cornwall - maritime County of England, forming its SW extremity; is bounded by Devon on the East, and washed on all the other sides by the sea; length, NE and SW, 75 miles; average breadth, 22 miles; coast line, about 200 miles; area, 863,065 acres, population 330,686. The South coast is much and deeply indented, and has some good harbours. The principal openings from West to East are Mounts Bay, Falmouth Bay and Harbour, St Austell Bay, Fowey Harbour, Whitsand Bay, and Plymouth Sound. Falmouth is one of the finest harbours in Britain. The indentations on the North consist of shallow bays with few or no harbours. The chief promontories are Land's End, where the granite cliffs are about 60 ft. high; and the Lizard, the most southerly point of England. The Isles of Scilly lie off Land's End, 25 miles to the SW. The Devonian range extends NE and SW, rising in Brown Willy to an altitude of 1368 feet. The streams are numerous, but small. The principal are the Tamar (which forms the boundary with Devon), Lyhner, Fowey, and Camel. There is much barren moorland, but the soil in the valleys is fertile. The prevailing rock is granite, of a grey or bluish-grey colour, which often rises above the surface in huge, rugged masses