Saint Vincent Archabbey Vocations

06/06/2026

He’d do the same thing!
In reality, St Benedict encourages his monks to aid one another in daily tasks and to outdo one another in love. Prayer is crucial to our life, but so too is loving our confreres.

06/06/2026

“Lord what do you want me to do?”
Learn more about Fr. Isaac and other monks’ vocation stories by following the link in our bio.

06/02/2026

Interested in monastic life? Want to learn more? Come and See! The Archabbey is sponsoring a “Come and See” Retreat between the dates of June 12-14. Take some time away to pray, grow in community, and discern God’s will.

05/27/2026

05/23/2026

“At some point, you have to leap without looking…”

05/22/2026

Seven men will be ordained to the priesthood or the transitional diaconate at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23 at Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica, including five monks from the Archabbey and two seminarians from China. Ordaining prelate will be Most Rev. Edward M. Lohse, a 1988 Saint Vincent Seminary alumn...

05/19/2026

“Should anyone make a mistake in a psalm, responsory, refrain or reading, he must make satisfaction there before all”.
Prayer is the Benedictine monk’s main work. It is his first fruits (best fruits) that he gives to God. Because of our humanity, there are times when a brother chants an incorrect note or sings a wrong word. These mistakes do not take away from the worship at hand, but act as an opportunity for humility and a reminder of a monk’s dependence on God.

05/16/2026

05/14/2026

“Great care and concern are to be shown in receiving poor people … because in them more particularly Christ is received”. - RB 53
Christ is to be encountered and loved in all people, most especially the poor, for Christ himself was poor. It is they whom rely on Him the most. Monks from the Archabbey help support charitable endeavors at our old parish in Baltimore, including helping the beautiful work of the missionaries of charity.