"Let all guests who arrive be received like Christ.... Let the Abbot or the brethren meet him with all charitable service. And first of all let
them pray together, and then exchange the kiss of peace.... After the guests have been received..., let the Superior sit with them. In
the reception of the poor and of pilgrims the greatest care and solicitude should be shown, because it is especially in them that Christ is received." Rule of Saint Benedict
The life and worship of the Monks of St. Benedict's Abbey at Benet Lake, Wisconsin, is shaped by the Rule of St. Benedict, the principal spiritual father of monks of the West. In addition to the well known Benedictine motto of prayer and work, at Benet Lake there is also a certain separation from the world, a monastic life lived in community, a contemporary openness to the opportunities of Christian mission and hospitality.
BRIEF HISTORY:
Established on March 21, 1945, by the monk, Richard Felix of Conception Abbey in Missouri, St. Benedict's Abbey has nurtured from the beginning the twofold vision of it founder: mission and hospitality in a monastic environment. For sixty years, the monks of this Abbey have provided a place of welcome to our guests and retreatants.
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