St Benedict Week 2026
11-19 July 2026
Programme organiser: Adam Simon leader@lcsb.uk
St Benedict Week 2026
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Since 2023 we have been organising a celebration of St Benedict coinciding with the 11 July feast, known as St Benedict Week. Last year’s activities are available to see on St Benedict Week 2025.
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We are dedicating the activities of 2026-2029 to prepare for the 2029 Jubilee Benedictine celebration (1500 years since the foundation of Montecassino). The Jubilee theme for 2026 is "Awaken!".
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Our study day will start on Friday 17 July at 15.30, gathering to meet at the Julian Centre in the University of East Anglia: The Julian Study Centre - Conferences and Events. An exhibition on the Rule of St Benedict Living by the Rule will be taking place from May to October in the Sainsbury Centre nearby Sainsbury Centre | Visit Us | Opening Times | Facilities. Attendees of the study day will hear a keynote talk by the curators, followed by a visit to the exhibition, finishing with a private reception of food and drinks at 18.00 until 20.00.
Saturday 18 July will start at 9.00am with coffee and welcome in the Weston Room of Norwich Cathedral, followed by a full day of study, keynote talks, prayers and reflections. Lunch is included and the day will finish with Vespers at 15.30 in the Cathedral. Full details of the programme will be available on our website soon, and booking forms will be sent out imminently.​
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***** Booking link ***** to book for a place at the Study Day​
St Benedict Week Study Day 2026
"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
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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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.
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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.
