Annual Residential

General Chapter 2019 Aylesford Priory 16 May, St Simon Stock Dearest Mothers and Fathers, Thank you. For being who you are, for being priests of such faithfulness, such love of the Lord Jesus, such devoted piety, such – and this is the highest praise I can give – such seriousness. Read more…

Each year the Sodality spends time together at its Annual Residential Chapter. In 2018 we travelled, once again, to the shrine of St Simon Stock at the Carmelite Priory in Aylesford, Kent.

At our retreat this year at Aylesford Priory we were privileged to have Canon Robert Teare as our chaplain. Fr Robert was available for conversation, confessions and he preached at Mass each day. Here is the text of Fr Robert’s sermons:   AMDG   Monday. St Matthias   It seems Read more…

The Superior’s Address to General Council The Sodality meets for our General Council at the end of our retreat each year. This year the Superior’s Address was given by Assistant Superior Mother Imogen Black: Assistant Superior’s Report Aylesford Priory, 17th May 2018 As I read Fr Richard’s report from last Read more…

We were privileged to have Preb. Marjorie Brown, Vicar of St Mary’s, Primrose Hill as our retreat giver this year. Here is the text of her talks – noting that the spoken talks were partially ad-libbed: What drew us into ordained ministry and how do we keep going? Self care, Read more…

Fr John-Francis Friendship SMMS has sent us his notes on the retreat:    FIRST ADDRESS “God can do in 2 days what he can do in 8!” (Comment to a retreatant) If something irritates you, don’t run from it. It may be there’s something going on that needs attention. Take Read more…

Superior’s Report Aylesford Priory May 17th, 2017 Thank you, first of all, to Sr Gemma, for a truly amazing, renewing and inspiring three days. Last year, after Fr Martin gave us such a good start I thought we would never be able to follow that, but wow, Sr Gemma you Read more…