Benedictines Egypt

18/01/2025

The 23rd General Chapter of the Benedictine Congregation of St Ottilien has elected a new Abbot President.
The election became necessary after our previous Abbot President was elected Abbot Primate last September.
We warmly congratulate our new Abbot-President Javier Aparicio Suárez on his election and wish him God's guidance for a beneficial work in our Congregation and the whole Church.

07/11/2024

Yesterday marked the end of our visitation which began on monday. Rt. Rev. Abbot Michael from Münsterschwarzach Abbey in Germany and currently the acting Abbot President of our congregation, Rt. Rev. Abbot Martin Pambo from Mvimwa Abbey in Tanzania and Rev. Fr. Javier the mission procurator from St Ottilien, all members of congregation council, arrived on Sunday and began their work on monday by visiting our Bishop of Ismailia, meeting each confrere in the community and later on having a community meeting. Several issues were discussed which focused mainly on the way forward of this noble foundations. Abt Michael and Fr Javier left yesterday on Wednesday and today on Thursday Abt Pambo goes back to Tanzania.

The apex of this visitation was the celebration of the Holy mass by Abbot Pambo where they prayed for our young missionary Br Martin, from Tigoni Abbey in Kenya, who is going back to his monastery after dedicating his tireless efforts and services to this foundation for several years. May God bless him in his future endeavors.

Always keep us in your prayers

29/09/2024

Two successfully completed projects.
New kitchen and reinforcement of the fence. We thank God and all the benefactors who made these a success. God bless you all

08/09/2024

What a blessing!! Glory to God in the highest.

06/08/2024

Please join us in prayer and thanksgiving to God for the gift of our Br Antonius who has renewed his vows today during vespers.
May he persevere in his holy vocation until the day of the Lord.
Congratulations dear brother

11/07/2024

FEAST OF ST. BENEDICT | July 11, 2024

Happy Feast of St. Benedict, the Father of Western Monasticism! Today, we honor his legacy of faith, discipline, and community. St. Benedict's teachings continue to inspire us to seek God in everyday life, fostering a spirit of humility and service. Let us celebrate his wisdom and strive to incorporate his values into our journey with Christ.

St. Benedict, pray for us!

21/06/2024

Today we completed putting the grills on the stairs of our house in Ismailia. This will ensure the safety of the monks and all friends who come to the monastery. We thank our bursar Br Martin for implementing this project.

Also, Br Anthony being a professional electrician installed the ceiling fans in all the rooms in the monastery to create airflow in our rooms this summer and years to come. Many thanks to God for this gifted brother in our monastery.

03/04/2024

‏الراحة الأبدية اعطيها يا رب والنور الدائم فليضئ له
فلتسترح نفسه بسلام… امين

Mit grosser Bestürzung hat uns heute die Nachricht erreicht, dass unser Mitbruder Abt Notker Wolf OSB während seiner Rückreise von Italien am 2. April 2024 kurz vor Mitternacht auf dem Weg zu uns verstorben ist. Möge er in der Herrlichkeit des Auferstandenen sein für all sein reiches und segensreiches Wirken in dieser Welt!

Abt Notker war unser Erzabt in St. Ottilien zwischen 1977 und 2000 und Abtprimas der Benediktiner in den Jahren 2000 - 2016.

Ein ausführlicher Nachruf wird in Kürze auf https://erzabtei.de/nachrufe erscheinen

Das Requiem und die Beerdigung feiern wir am Samstag den 6ten April um 10:30 in St. Ottilien. Das Requiem kann live auf http://erzabtei.de/live mitgefeiert werden.

Statt Blumenschmuck oder ähnliches freuen wir uns über eine Spende für die Mission, die Abt Notker so am Herzen lag http://erzabtei.de/mission

31/03/2024

We wish you a season filled with peace and joy . Happy Easter

10/03/2024

Our confrere Fr Joseph OSB celebrates his birthday today. At the peak of the celebrations this evening which was marked by the cake cutting, was the arrival of Rt. Rev. Abbot Michael OSB, from our monastery in Germany, who will be here with us for some days (What a great joyous coincidence)

Happy birthday Abouna Joseph and most welcome Abbot Michael.

01/03/2024

Today we were privileged to receive the Latin Bishop Rt. Rev. Claudio Lurati, Vicariate of Alexandria and Monsignor Antoine Alan, in the monastery and later celebrated mass together with Indian diaspora in Ismailia cathedral.
Happy new month.

31/12/2023

SPECIAL WELCOME.

Today our superior, Fr. Anselm,OSB introduced our new confrere Fr Joseph Ssenkindo,OSB to His Lordship Bishop Paul of Ismailia diocese where he was warmly welcomed. Fr Joseph arrived earlier today from Tororo, Uganda for his new mission assignment. Let’s keep him in prayers.
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