St Benedict Week 2025
5th-13th July 2025 Programme Organiser: Adam Simon leader@lcsb.uk
St Benedict Week returns this summer, with a series of major events from 5–13 July 2025 celebrating the spiritual and cultural legacy of St Benedict. Organised by the Lay Community of St Benedict, this year will be headlined by Abbot Primate Jeremias Schröder OSB, who will deliver a keynote address at
Worth Abbey on 12 July at 2:30pm.
The Abbot Primate’s talk, titled “St Benedict’s Message for Europe in 2025,” comes as the Church marks 60 years since Pope St Paul VI declared St Benedict Patron of Europe.​
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Drawing on his background as a historian, Abbot Jeremias will explore how Benedictine values remain relevant today.
"St Benedict's legacy as Patron of Europe is not merely historical; it is a living inheritance impacting both secular and religious landscapes. In 2025, his guidance on leadership, a balanced life, hospitality to all, and human organisational structures continue to offer essential inspiration for fostering a more just and spiritually enriched Europe."​​
​Earlier that same day, Worth Abbey will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the consecration of its Abbey Church, with a Thanksgiving Mass celebrated by Abbot Mark Barrett OSB at which guests of Worth Abbey’s monastic community, attendees of the Catholic Union’s Summer Gathering, and members of the Lay Community of St Benedict will be present. Places are available for those who would like to attend – please email comms@lcsb.uk.
"I warmly endorse the celebration of the Benedictine way of living the Gospel. Blogs, talks and podcasts will highlight the inspiration that St Benedict brings to people's lives today, while community events and times of prayer will enable active participation in this way of life. St Benedict says that guests are to be received with humanity and humility, two qualities that I hope will characterise the experience of those taking part in the week."
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Dom Christopher Jamison, Abbot President of the English Benedictine Congregation
Benedictine communities throughout the UK invite you to pray the Office of the Church in person or online - details are available on the Divine Office page.
A novena to St Benedict is available
to be prayed throughout the nine
days of St Benedict week.
Share the joy of Community​
Click here for ideas for a Benedictine celebration
Every Benedictine community is a unique flowering of the Holy Spirit - we invite all Benedictine communities to share photos of how they celebrate the feast of St Benedict.
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The LCSB is a lay-led, inter-generational, ecumenical and inclusive Benedictine community engaged with the world, with a mission to inspire people with the Gospel of Jesus and create a new generation of fans of St Benedict. We invite you to celebrate St Benedict Week in the company of a rich diversity of Benedictine communities, around the feast on 11th July.
