Feast of St. Benedict

     Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Benedict.  March 21 is the date of St. Benedict's death. It is estimated

that St. Benedict lived about 68 years, if we go by the traditional date of his birth to his death,

480 A.D. to 548 A.D. Benedictines all over the world will celebrate his life and legacy on his

Feast Day.

     As members of St. Benedict's Order, we are blessed with a love of Scripture and a love of the Liturgy, both in the Eucharist and the Divine Office. From this flows our ministry. We are called to see and serve Christ in others.

     The Rule of St. Benedict is a classic for his time and ours.The Rule is very Christocentric and is a step by step guide for Monastic living and for Christian living.For Benedict, spirituality is in the dust of daily living.

     Even though St. Benedict borrowed from other rules around in his time, the writing is uniquely his and adapted to his community. One can see Benedict's spiritual growth in Christ likeness and holiness when reading from chapter 1 to chapter 73. Hopefully one can see our Benedictine growth in holiness as we strive to live the Rule of St. Benedict and the monastic life.

     If you would like to learn more about the Rule of St. Benedict and his rule in your life, you could become an Oblate (men and women of various lifestyles, who are bonded together to "truly seek God" according to the vision of St. Benedict) or perhaps a member of our community.  Sr. Mary

Tewes is our Oblate director and Sr. Cathy Bauer is our Vocation Director. Visit our website at www.stwalburg.org.

                         Sr. Barbara Woeste, OSB