What Do Benedictine Monks Do?

The primary work of any Benedictine monk is the worship of God in the Divine Office and the Mass and St Benedict says that nothing should be preferred to this. Together with this goes the love and service of Christ in the community and its guests.

What are Benedictine monks known for?

Benedictines, in addition to their monastic life of contemplation and celebration of the liturgy, are engaged in various activities, including education, scholarship, and parochial and missionary work.

Do Benedictine monks talk?

Benedictines don't take a vow of silence but take their dinner and breakfast without talking. At dinner, they don't talk, but one of the monks sits at the front of the cavernous room, surrounded by stained glass, and reads an article from Benedictine history and passages from the Rule of St. Benedict.

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