Norbertine Priory of Our Lady of Sorrows, Peckham

08/09/2026

Happy feast!

01/09/2026

We are delighted to share some photographs from the Simple Profession of Br Jacob; the first profession since we have moved to London.

Please keep Br Jacob in your prayers as he begins his seminary formation, and pray for vocations to our canonry!

Bl Jakob Kern, pray for us!

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

Tomorrow we celebrate the Solemnity of OHF Augustine, the greatest of the Latin Doctors of the Church!

Our canonry also celebrates the simple profession of vows of our novice, Br Jacob. Please pray for Br Jacob, and for more vocations to our canonry.

27/08/2026

Many thanks to Fr Christopher Colven who preached our canonry retreat this year.

Fr Christopher is the chaplain to Parliament and asks, in particular, for prayers that the wicked assisted su***de legislation will fail when it comes before Parliament next month.

20/08/2026

Happy Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux! Most famous, of course, for his love of our Order.

26/07/2026

We are delighted to have been given this beautiful icon of Our Holy Father by a prospective member our Third Order. Particularly as it is based on the statue we have in our priory church.

25/07/2026

We heard with sorrow the news yesterday (24th July) of the death of our Abbot General Emeritus, Thomas Anton Handgrätinger O.Praem., who died at his abbey in Windberg (Bavaria, Germany). Born in Ulm on March 4th 1943, he entered Windberg Abbey in 1963 and was ordained a priest on June 29th 1969. In 1976, the Windberg community chose him as prior, and subsequently as abbot in 1994. He was elected Abbot General of our Order by the General Chapter on September 30th 2003, a role he held until 2018. He will be remembered for leading the order with paternal care and deep devotion. His death followed a long illness which he faced bravely and always with a smile. He was a joyful and prayerful man, and particularly encouraged young vocations to the Order (including Fr Stephen and Fr Pius, who lived with him in Rome while they studied there, during his tenure as Abbot General). Fifteen years ago, he visited our canonry when we were in Chelmsford (pictured), during which he was also shown the shrine of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster, given a tour of the houses of Parliament (he particularly enjoyed standing at the dispatch box in the Commons!), and toured the house and remains of our former abbey of Beeleigh (Maldon, Essex).
Please pray for the repose of his dear soul.
Requiescas in Pace, Amplissime Domine Praemonstratensis!