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Saint Benedict's Monastery Sister Lois Wedl, OSB, 320-363-7180 | osbvocations@csbsju.edu |
The Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict are a community of Benedictine Sisters seeking God in prayer and community life and serving the Church and the world through ministry. Our prayer life is centered in daily communal and individual prayer: Liturgy of the Hours, lectio divina, personal prayer and sacramental celebrations. Our life in community commits us to one another and living out the Gospel and Rule of St. Benedict.
Our history is one of extraordinary women whose gifts and talents are encouraged and developed by the religious community as they are sent out to engage with the world and the larger Church. The Benedictine life offers a freedom to be fulfilled professionally and personally in a context of community living and prayer.
Our community was established in St. Cloud, Minn., in 1857, by Mother Benedicta Riepp and five other Sisters who came to teach the children of German immigrants. Mother Benedicta Riepp, whose gravesite is in our cemetery, is known as the mother of women’s Benedictine monasticism in the United States, and 46 monasteries trace their roots to her. Over the years, our Sisters founded the St. Cloud Hospital, the College of Saint Benedict and a large number of other schools, hospitals and health care facilities. Our community also established 11 independent monasteries, including monasteries in Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Taiwan and Japan. At its height, we had over 1200 Sisters, and our present monastery numbers about 275.
We are teachers, health care professionals, pastoral ministers, administrators, spiritual guides, gardeners, scholars, musicians, artists and writers. Inspired by the faith and courage of countless Benedictine women who have gone before us, we seek to continue in the 21st century with vision and vitality. Our current on-campus ministries include the Spirituality Center, Haehn Museum, God, Girls and Good Times summer camps, Common Ground Garden CSA and Whitby Gift Shop and Gallery. We invite you to visit the monastery, explore our sacred and cultural spaces and pray with us.
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