Prayer, Work &
Community Living

Responding to the needs
of the Church and the world

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!

Message From the Prioress

Lent is traditionally a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This Lent please join our sisters as we pray for our hurting state, nation and world. Fast from discord and violence and be generous with your time or financial gifts.

You can support the sisters’ efforts to help those in need in these difficult times by donating to our social justice ministries.

Prioress Karen Rose, OSB

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Feast of St. Benedict • March 21, 2026

Join us in celebrating the feast of our patron, St. Benedict. We will read and reflect on the Rule of Benedict, explore the life of Benedict and conclude with the optional celebrating of Eucharist with the monastic community. Free will offering accepted.

Date: Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Facilitator: Bridgette Powers, OSB

Limit: Minimum of 4 participants, maximum of 10 participants

Daily Meditation for March 12, 2026

Doors of Dublin. What’s behind each one? Who has lived behind each of them; who lives there now? What stories do they shelter? Why are the colors of the doors so vibrant and ornate? If you could choose one to open, which would it be? What attracts you? Daily events come to us as doors, some enticing us to open, others not. In each encounter, we are open to possibilities for creative thinking, facing challenges that can make us stronger in courage, hope, faith, care, and acting out of justice. We cannot always tell what the door will open for us. Appearances can be misleading. Whatever happens when the door opens depends largely on our response to it. Will it be constructive? Destructive? A missed opportunity for good for ourselves and others? Choose, turn the key and explore behind the door.

By Mary Reuter, OSB

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