Once again, on the Epiphany, the Saint Edward Brotherhood Monks returned to my home town of Chertsey for the Great Blessing Of The Waters.
There was a great turn out this year, as the Epiphany fell on a Sunday, with plenty of worshippers, onlookers and dogs! I’ve written before about the history behind the Great Blessing and you can read more in this post from last time , and this one from the time I visited the monastery .
It was very busy on the bridge so I chose to stand on the bank below again, which was quite limiting in terms of viewpoint and having a restricted view caused by the wooden bridge side, but better than the backs of a lot of heads!
After the service was concluded the congregation were all blessed with water from the River Abbey, before retiring to the barn for a light lunch, including some home made wine which I tried as I was walking home!
There’s not much to add so I’ll let the photos do the talking – just click on any image to open the gallery and see them large.
:DK
The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn. The blessing of the River Abbey in Chertsey, Surrey, by the monks of the Saint Edward Brotherhood on the date of the epiphany in the Julian calendar, 19/01/2025. ©Douglas Kurn.
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