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Welcome to the official website of Ampleforth Abbey
Whether you are looking for information or inspiration we hope your visit proves worthwhile today.
Our Work
We work in education and on parishes. We have a monastery far away in Zimbabwe and provide hospitality to visitors at home. We have orchards and a shop and serve each other in many other ways.
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Our Prayer
Monks pray the Divine Office together, but also use the Scriptures in an ancient, prayerful way called Lectio Divina. Here you can also find copies of homilies, a Thought for the Week, and today's reading from the Rule.