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 October 30, 2026
/in Daily Meditations/by Emily VraneshThere is a Native American saying that states, “We do not inherit the world from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our children.” What kind of world will we leave to the generations after us? Will the world be a better place because we have passed through it? Many of us could probably tell stories of the hardships our parents or grandparents endured, during and following the Great Depression. Many of them were right in assuming that they would not live long enough to enjoy the fruits of their sacrifices, but they were willing to make them in the hope that we, their children and grandchildren, would enjoy a better life. Jesus said, “I came that they might have life, and have it to the full.” Can we say the same? Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote, “The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.”
By Delores Dufner, OSB