Saturday Vigils
Join us each Saturday for the Lent Vigil at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel. Reflections will be given by: Sister Ann Muczynski, February 21; Sister Charlotte Anne Zalot, February 28; Sister Diane Cook, March 7; Oblate Priscilla Richter, March 14; Sister Katherine Horan, March 21; Sister Elizabeth Adams March 28.
Monastery Tour, Dinner, and Vigil
Tour Erie's only monastery on Saturday, March 7. Sign up now to tour the monastery at 4:00 p.m., have dinner with us the monastery dining room, and join us for the 7:00 p.m. vigil in the chapel. More information and sign up form here if you’d like to join the tour and stay for dinner and prayer. We’d love to have you!
Monastic Life Is...
The Lenten and Ramadan seasons began on the same day this year, and the sisters sent gifts in acknowledgment.
If you've never been to Mount Saint Benedict Monastery, we invite you to come for a guided monastery tour at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7.
Watch Joan Chittister on PBS Wisdom Keepers, where Ray Suarez speaks with the renowned author about spiritual life and her journey as an advocate for peace.
"In the face of illegal enhanced ICE enforcement, we come together as people of faith to say: you are not alone."
Later this year, the Benedictine Sisters of Erie will be celebrating the 170th anniversary of their 1856 arrival to Erie.
We celebrate St Scholastica, sister of St Benedict, and their holy friendship. As Sister Joan Chittister writes, "Friendship is the linking of spirits. It is a spiritual act, not a social one. It is the finding of the remainder of the self. It is knowing a person before you even meet them.”
32 participants enjoyed a spiritually enriching and enjoyable afternoon retreat at Glinodo.
NASS award presented to the Benedictine Sisters of Erie for speaking out against false accusations of voter fraud.
