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Important News Abbot Patrick & Fr. David obituaries and articles: Richmond County Daily Journal Local News News for Charlotte, North Carolina WCNC.com Top Stories (Video) St. Pete Times: They were priests together; now they have died together Saint Leo Mourns Its Former Abbot
Media Articles A Life In Order (TBO.com) LONG WALK OF FAITH: At 90, Monk Still Goes Where His Calling Leads 71 years of prayer and work (The Ledger: Father James: photo gallery, audio and multimedia)
Related Links Diocese of Saint Petersburg Saint Leo Preparatory School & Holy Name Academy The Legacy of St. Benedict


What Do You Seek? That's the question when it comes to a religious Vocation. What do you want out of our life? If you are looking for God in a community of believers you are on the right track. However that track is the same for all of us. The Religious Life is a little more demanding. And the Monastic Way is even more so. This is not a way of life for the squeamish or for someone who is satisfied with "good enough." If you seek God and you seek community and you are willing to live under a Rule and an Abbot, then the Benedictine life may be just what God is calling you to live. What Is the Rule? The Rule of Saint Benedict was written over 1500 years ago during the last days of he Roman Empire. Saint Benedict studied the many ways that the early Christians sought to do Gods' will and live the Gospels. His Rule became the model for monks in the Western church. Holy Scripture and the Rule of the foundations of the life of a monk.
What Is a Monk? In the Roman Catholic church a monk is a man who has been called to live in a community and follow the Rule under the direction of an Abbot (or "spiritual father"). He chooses to live in a particular monastery for the rest of his life and attempts to constantly convert his life with the help of the community and the Abbot.	From left to right: 1st picture, Br. Stanislaus, Fr. James, Br. Joshua and Br. Mukasa. 2nd picture: Br. Mattew and Fr. James. 3rd picture: Mass for the 2002 Alumni Reunion.

Who Can Be a Monk? Any baptized Catholic who is in good health, 45 years of age or younger, has normal mental abilities, a good moral character and the desire to seek God and be a monk. What do I do next? For more information, please go to requirements for candidate, or contact Br. Mukasa, OSB, Vocation Director:
Br. Mukasa Theodore, OSB Vocation Director: Saint Leo Abbey PO Box 2350 St. Leo, FL 33574 (1) 352 588-8183 vocation@saintleoabbey.org

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