The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Latin: Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as O.S.B. or OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

Becoming a Monk or Nun. When Jesus calls us to follow him, the path is not always immediately clear. Every vocation story is unique and often full of surprises. Because our monasteries are autonomous, the call to Benedictine life is a call to live in a …

Ronald Philippe Bär OSB. Located at the center of international monasticism in Rome, Sant’Anselmo’s residential college is well-positioned to showcase the individual characters and charisms of monasteries world-wide.

Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB (born Mary Elizabeth Lancaster, later taking the religious name Mary Wilhelmina of the Most Holy Rosary; April 13, 1924 – May 29, 2019), was an African-American nun from rural Missouri who founded the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles.

May 24, 2023 · When the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Apostles exhumed the body of their foundress Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, OSB, on April 28, they found the unexpected: Four years after her...

Learn more about the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict at Saint Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph and Saint Scholastica Convent in St. Cloud.

May 29, 2023 · The body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, an African American nun whose surprisingly intact remains have created a sensation at a remote Missouri abbey, was placed inside a glass display case ...

They were founded by Sr Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster OSB, an African-American nun formerly part of the Oblate Sisters of Providence (founded by Mother Mary Lange in 1829 as the first-ever Black religious order in America).

Information about monastic Benedictines, men and women, and the Rule of Benedict. Oblates, monks, Sisters, nuns and brothers in abbeys, monasteries and priories worldwide. "Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ. And may He bring us all together to everlasting life!" Rule of Benedict, ch. 72. What's New OSB?

Sep 9, 2020 · What is an Oblate of Saint Benedict? Oblates of St. Benedict are Christian individuals or families who have associated themselves with a Benedictine community in order to enrich their Christian way of life. Oblates shape their lives by living the wisdom of Christ as interpreted by St. Benedict.