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If you desire to
— deepen your relationship with God, with others and with yourself
— ground your spirituality in values based on simplicity, respect, hospitality, and reverence for all life
— enter into a distinct relationship with others and want to be sustained by others on a similar spiritual path
Consider becoming an Oblate of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.
Click here to download a PDF brochure about the Oblate Way of Life in relationship with the Benedictine Sisters of Erie.
For more information about the Oblate Way of Life contact one of our Oblate Directors:
Ann Hoffman, OSB
Oblate Director
Mount Saint Benedict Monastery
6101 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511-1599
T: 814-899-0614
F: 814-898-4004
E-mail Oblate Directors
Dianne Sabol, OSB
Oblate Director
Mount Saint Benedict Monastery
6101 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511-1599
T: 814-899-0614
F: 814-898-4004
E-mail Oblate Directors
Spiritual Resources
• Click here to access daily readings from the Rule of St. Benedict.
• Click here to join the community in praying the psalms each day.
• Access Sister Marilyn's blog, Living the Zeal of Benedict
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Recent stories about oblates
Mary and the month of May
Come, Spirit, Come
The Easter season has come to an end. Today the Church celebrated Pentecost and honored the coming of the Spirit. Pentecost immerses us into the...
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Spring Special at the Chapter 57 Online Store
The SPRING SPECIAL will continue through the end of May. Visit our Spring Special...
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2018 Annual Appreciation for Major Benefactors
“It is one of my privileges each year to express the enormous gratitude that the sisters and I have both for you and for your generosity,” said...
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Full-STEAM Ahead benefits Emmaus Soup Kitchen
Steam, soup, and Emmaus: In the winter months, steam often flows from the soup being made in the kitchen at Emmaus. But this springtime, there’s a...
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VMA at Emmaus--#OutreachDay2018
During what they coined #OutreachDay2018, students, faculty and staff of Villa Maria Academy (VMA) and Cathedral Preparatory High Schools...
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2017 Oblate Initiates
Photo: Standing (L-R): Sister Dianne Sabol (Oblate Co-director), Dave Jesenovec (Willowick, OH), Rose Anne Jesenovec (Willowick, OH), Jane Potocki (McKean, PA), Kathy Pforr (Mentor, OH), Rosemary Gantz (San Antonio, TX), Sister Ann Hoffman (Oblate Co-director)
Seated (L-R): Diane Cunningham (Kentwood, MI), Margaret Bercovitz (Cheshire, CT), Dave Rettman (Erie, PA)
Unable to be present: Virginia Heimer (Walnutport, PA)
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Oblate visit to Mexico January 2015
The video above captures images of the visit 12 oblates of Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, accompanied by Sister Claire Hudert, (who succumbed to cancer shortly after the trip) took to Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, to meet and visit with the oblate community that has existed there for almost 20 years. The 14 members of the Erie Benedictine oblate community in Mérida is an outgrowth of the Mission of Friendship that began in 1971 when the dioceses of the Yucatán and Erie began a cooperative relationship. Over the years several Erie Benedictines and oblates have served at the Mission of Friendship, visited Mérida and supported its work. Oblate Janice Etchison organized the January 2015 trip. Read about it starting on page 8 of the current issue of The Mount. |
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Oblates Neil and Marge Himber
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Oblate Mary Jo McEvoy
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Prayer Requests
Please pray for my friend Maggie. She has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She will meet with a surgeon on May 30 to determine a course of treatment.
May 22, 2018
Janis is having much emotional and physical pain at this time.
May 21, 2018
as he begins six months of chemo treatments.
May 9, 2018
Please pray for my health reasons ( diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts , high blood pressure , head injury) to heal with improved health. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EVER LOVING PRAYERS GIVEN TO...
April 30, 2018
Oblate Reading Suggestions
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily
Joan Chittister, OSB
Monk in the Inner City
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Perspectives on the Rule of Saint Benedict: Expanding Our Hearts
Aquinata Bochmann, OSB
Engaging Benedict
Laura Swan, OSB
Monasteries of the Heart
Joan Chittister, OSB
A Share in the Kingdom: A Commentary on the Rule of Benedict for Oblates
Benet Tvedten, OSB
A Guide to Living the Truth: Saint Benedict’s Teaching on Humility
Michael Casey, OCSO
The Cloister Walk
Kathleen Norris
St. Benedict’s Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Everyday Benedictine Living
Jane Tomaine
The Rule of Benedict: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
Joan Chittister, OSB
The Song of the Seed: A Monastic Way of Tending the Soul
Macrina Wiederkehr, OSB
Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict
Esther DeWaal
Cherish Christ Above All
Demetrius Dumm, OSB
12 Steps to Inner Freedom: Humility Revisited
Joan Chittister, OSB
Rule of Benedict, 1980
Timothy Frye, OSB, Editor
Day By Day with Saint Benedict
Terrence G. Kardong, OSB
The Nonviolent Moment: Spirituality for the 21st Century
Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB
Desiring Life: Benedict on Wisdom and the Good Life
Norvene Vest