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 March 19, 2026
/in Daily Meditations/by Emily VraneshToday is the Feast of St. Joseph, well known as “a just man” who lived in accordance with God’s plan and will throughout his life. How did he come to live in this manner? For those who are familiar with the Rule of St. Benedict will find the answer by looking at the first word of the Rule: Listen! Long before St. Benedict penned that word to open the Rule, St. Joseph had lived and modeled that way of life centuries earlier. For St. Joseph, what better time to be a listener than in the dark and quiet of night for God to reveal His plan in a dream to a man open to following the message received. Witness to his active listening is recorded in the scripture that in three instances of a dream, St. Joseph followed through in what God asked of him. St. Joseph, help me to be a better listener.
By Philip Zimmer, OSB