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 September 23, 2026
/in Daily Meditations/by Emily VraneshThe daylight hours grow shorter and the dark night hours are longer. The harvest is complete and the fresh excitement of a new academic year is a strong force in pushing forward. We each might want to recapture something of that excitement. Learning something new! Jesus does address that need to learn something new. In the gospel of Matthew (11:29) all of us who share his yoke are invited to “learn from me for I am meek and humble of heart.” He read, memorized and studied the law and the prophets. He took time to be alone in prayer with his father and he walked with us in the human condition. We, who are so privileged with education, learning and advancement, may well need to learn more about the human condition of so many of our brothers and sisters who walk the earth and are nearly invisible to us.
By Judy Kramer, OSB