Feast of St. Benedict of Nursia, July 11

Today is the Feast of St. Benedict of Nursia, known as the Father of Western Monasticism. The Rule of St. Benedict, which he wrote, is a book of precepts that guide life within monastic communities. Written 1500 years ago, it is beautiful in its spirituality. The libraries and copying of texts by hand within Benedictan monasteries helped to preserve the accumulated knowledge of Europe.

Click here to read The Rule of St. Benedict online.

Just a few miles from St. Landry Catholic Church, a few miles outside of Plaisance, there is a community of Olivetan Benedictine Monks living within the Mother of the Redeemer Monastery. Abbot James Liprie and the other monks there celebrate the Feast of St. Benedict each year with a mass. It was well attended again this year.

The address for the monastery, if you would like to visit or send a donation, is:

Mother of the Redeemer Monastery
Attn: Abbot James Liprie
168 Monastery Lane
Opelousas, LA 70570