Our Mission
We, the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., are a monastic community of women who seek God in our daily lives according to the Gospel and the Rule of Benedict. Through our ministry of prayer, work and community living, we listen and respond to the needs of the Church and the world.
Prayer Requests
As a Benedictine monastic community, a significant part of our mission is prayer. Is there someone or something you would like us to pray for? You’re invited to share your special intentions with us. You will be remembered during our daily prayer of Liturgy of the Hours, and your request will be shared on a community bulletin board seen by the sisters every day.
It is our privilege to pray for you. God bless you!
Daily Meditation for November 11, 2026
/in Daily Meditations/by Emily Vranesh“Grant Peace in Our Days, O Lord” How fitting this prayer is, as we observance Veterans Day today. It is a special recall which offers the time and the occasion to reflect on the price and sacrifices shared by countless persons for the defense of freedom from national and international conflicts. Unless there is peace in the hearts of people, there is no peace nationally or worldwide. Perhaps it is significant to reflect on Jesus’s words of peace. He prays for it for the Apostles at the last supper. At his appearance to them after the resurrection, he assures them of his presence by offering peace, and goes on to say, “Not as the world gives it, but I give it to you.” John 14:27. As followers of Jesus, it’s our challenge to extend that peace as we are able lest that prayer of Jesus be offered without benefit for ourselves and others.
By Philip Zimmer, OSB