'Giving Glory to the Lord' at Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw, Garvald

An interview with Abbot Donald McGlynn from Sancta Maria Abbey, Nunraw, Garvald by Haddington

Abbot Donald McGlynn explained that building the new monastery began in 1952 and ended in 1969.

'They were building when we moved in. During the summer holidays we had the workers' camp - builders and students, coming to help with the labouring. For something like 20 years we worked away at the construction. Now, all the central community locations, the refectory, scriptorium, library, dormitory are present. We use the scriptorium as a community room for meetings and as a library. We've used one wing to improvise a space for the present Abbey church (we haven't built the real church yet - that'll come some day). We haven't built the guesthouse either because the old Nunraw House serves that purpose.'

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