The Benedictines...

[JuCa]

[quote name='Kate' post='1171721' date='Jan 20 2007, 10:06 PM']Actually there are two separate groups of traddie Benedictines in the process of getting established.

The Mary Queen of Angels Convent, Clear Creek group started with a hermit as someone else mentioned, but she became seriously ill, and wasn't able to take vows. But a small group has formed there all the same as Oblates, being helped and trained by the monks. You can read about them here:
[url="http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf"]http://www.dioceseoftulsa.org/news/images/eoc082006.pdf[/url]

The other group is the Benedictines (formerly Oblates) of Mary Queen of Apostles now in Missouri - they are currently doing a noviciate year (they make first profession in May) sponsored by the Solemnes Congregation Benedictines of Deux Montaignes in Canada. Their website is here:
[url="http://www.oblatesofmary.com/"]http://www.oblatesofmary.com/[/url][/quote]

One of my friends visited them(the MO order) when they were in PA (or something like that). She said they were awesome!
Another friend of mine is visiting them March 25th-31st. Please keep her in your prayers. She is seriously discerning religious life- even flew over to Italy to visit a Trid order (i think sisters of the institute of Christ the King)

[EJames]

little video on GodTube of Benedictine Monks at Mt Angel Abbey Oregon,Usa

[url="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=87ae86df31cee1982066"]http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...6df31cee1982066[/url]

[EJames]

little video on GodTube of Benedictine Monks at Mt Angel Abbey Oregon,Usa

[url="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=87ae86df31cee1982066"]http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...6df31cee1982066[/url]

[stlmom]

Simply beautiful... thanks for posting...
That reminds me, for all St. Louisans lurking here--you can celebrate The Passing of St. Benedict with the monks at St. Louis Abbey tomorrow with Gregorian Vespers at 6:10 p.m. or on Wednesday with Mass at 5:45 p.m. followed by English Vespers.

[url="http://www.stlouisabbey.org"]St. Louis Abbey[/url]

[stlmom]

Found a website for some active Texas Benedictines that I hadn't heard of before--[url="http://www.starrcountybenedictines.org/indx.html"]Starr County Benedictines[/url]
They have a modified habit and a pro-life ministry, so seem more traditional than many active Benedictines in the USA.

[m2thebizzax]

I love the English Benedictine Congregation!! I love going to Mass at the Saint Louis Abbey.

[puellapaschalis]

[quote name='m2thebizzax' post='1270658' date='May 11 2007, 04:09 AM']I love the English Benedictine Congregation!! I love going to Mass at the Saint Louis Abbey.[/quote]

The EBC rocks, yes

PP

[Starets]

[quote name='EJames' post='1215897' date='Mar 19 2007, 03:12 PM']little video on GodTube of Benedictine Monks at Mt Angel Abbey Oregon,Usa

[url="http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=87ae86df31cee1982066"]http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...6df31cee1982066[/url][/quote]

"Come let us worship Christ the Lord, We have left all things to follow Him". I will be chanting that throughout the day today I think. Not that thats a bad thing. The Abbot and Prior of the Abbey of Christ in the Desert used to be monks of Mt. Angel. They left in search of a more contemplative expression of the Benedictine charism. They are such different people too. Fr. Abbot is very gregarious; Fr. Prior is very shy. But their love of God shines very brightly in both.

Edited May 11, 2007 by Staretz

[Ora et Labora]

wow, i posted this in feb.

[stlmom]

I'm going to be visiting family in western PA soon. Hope to stop by at St. Emma's since we'll be in the vicinity. Will pray for all of you as usual .

Anyone out there interested in Benedictine life should check out the "Come and See" weekend at St. Emma's July 6-8.[url="http://www.stemma.org"]St. Emma Monastery[/url] Click on the vocations link and go to the bottom of the page to get more information.

Also in NW Missouri, the [url="http://www.benedictinesisters.org"]Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration[/url] will host a monastic life weekend in July for single women. It is usually pretty well attended . There is no charge to attend, and I donate to these sisters and it makes me feel great that they can offer these opportunities to discerning young women. Check the vocations link on the website for more information.

God bless!

[slisa]

[quote name='Ora et Labora' post='1271010' date='May 11 2007, 07:23 AM']wow, i posted this in feb. [/quote]



The Olivetan Benedictine Sisters in Jonesboro ( NE Arkansas) welcome Come and Sees throughout the year. Just contact the vocation director to set up a visit. They are a contemplative/apostolic community working in the field of education and health care.
They wear a modified cream- colored habit with a black veil for those with vows- a white one for novices. They are a small community of 45 sisters. At present they have 5 junior Sisters and 4 novices with a postulant entering in August. [url="http://www.olivben.org"]Olivetan Benedictine Sisters[/url]

[stlmom]

Here is a sort of recent news story from our Clyde, Missouri Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration. They were featured by PBS this spring but I just now discovered this clip. Click on the link, then go to "Watch selected stories by week", pull the drop down menu to the March 30 story called the Baking Nuns. They discuss how they developed a low gluten communion bread for people who cannot tolerate wheat gluten.

[url="http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/article_finder.html"]The Baking Nuns[/url]

[stlmom]

Another Benedictine perpetual profession--the world just became a tiny bit better for it, IMHO .

[url="http://www.catholicforum.com/bensisnj"]Benedictine Sisters [/url] Go to the link for Sr. Mariette's perpetual profession.

[Starets]

those were very good pictures. There were two solemn professions when I was last at Christ in the Desert, and another one in the almost 2 years since I've been there. They also use the pall for solemn professions. they also place seven candlesticks around the pall. It heightens the imagery that much more

[stlmom]

Just wanted to post this again: [url="http://benedictinesisters.org/english/site.php?use=MEdetails"]Benedictine Sisters Monastic Experience[/url]. The deadline is July 14. There is NO CHARGE for the week! .

[stlmom]

[jkaands]

Great photos of the solemn profession, StlMom!

I, too, am partial to the Bennies. PP's group, Colwich Abbey, looks great. Very devoted to Balance, the Bennies...

i notice an apparent variety of habits in the solemn prof pictures. A full modified, if you will, a civvie w/ veil and civvies with long skirt, etc. I wonder if they're giving an option or what. To my mind, what with the preference for habits among the young, an option would seem reasonable.

[stlmom]

I don't know much about the group of Benedictine Sisters featured in the final profession ceremonies, except that they are among the few active Benedictines here who do retain some sort of habit. Glad you liked the pictures!

[jkaands]

I just caught up with one of my favorite groups, osb's Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana

[url="http://web.mac.com/annpatrice/iWeb/Our%20Lady%20of%20Grace%20Monastery/Good%20News%20from%20Grace.html"]http://web.mac.com/annpatrice/iWeb/Our%20L...om%20Grace.html[/url]


...with pictures of a first profession and FOUR final professions.

...this in a community which wears civvies.

Amazing! There must be a resurgence going on!

[EJames]

[quote name='jkaands' post='1323733' date='Jul 10 2007, 08:03 PM']I just caught up with one of my favorite groups, osb's Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana

[url="http://web.mac.com/annpatrice/iWeb/Our%20Lady%20of%20Grace%20Monastery/Good%20News%20from%20Grace.html"]http://web.mac.com/annpatrice/iWeb/Our%20L...om%20Grace.html[/url]
...with pictures of a first profession and FOUR final professions.

...this in a community which wears civvies.

Amazing! There must be a resurgence going on![/quote]
hard to say why..with no direct meaning in this post regarding above mentioned Community...it just made me think...
..im reminded of a book i read last year will remember title one day) from a female, lapsed Catholic reporter who traveled the USA visiting very different types of Roman Catholic womens Communities and the interviews with novices who when reading there stories especially the 40 somethings, were radical feminists,with ruined relationships, wanting to live a bachelorette lifestyle supported by a volleyball playing, cake eating home of nurses..called a 'Monastery', made me sad...never a word about Our Lord and Saviour., or St Benedict the Great..(and Superiors spoke this way as well,) of Benedictines, and a couple other non-habited , not toooo Religious of a lifestyle Communities would generally say in the interviews.. ..."i dont agree with Papal Infallibility, catholic only means the local Community, women priests and 'gays' are a great!! whos time has come , Vatican =irrelevant etc etc." all this from young new Novices, and they had regular influx of vocations... in a Benedictines of Perpetual Adoration(which they dont really have) Community and another Benedictine one...so.....attracting young vocations and receiving Novices..growth....is happening in so called 'liberal' communities.isnt a sign always of orthodoxy, depends whom you are attracting...
a 19 year old i met in North Ontario who when speaking with her (in her Che Guevara t-shirt), and is more of an methodist meets Anglican in her way of life/belief...joined the Sisters of St Joseph , along with a young friend 2 years ago......and they rejoiced..
sigh..sorry the english part of my brain is being affected by this amazing heat!

Edited July 11, 2007 by EJames