Benedictine Monks

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Benedictine Monks belong to an order of monks founded by Saint Benedict in the 6th century. Worldwide, there are an estimated 7,500 Benedictine monks and 13,000 Benedictine nuns, comprising roughly 400 monasteries in the Benedictine Confederation.

The public vows of Benedictine monks are:[1]

  • stability (staying in the same place and not moving)
  • fidelity to the monastic way of life
  • obedience
  • poverty (implied)
  • chastity (implied)

Monasteries in U.S.

There are 2,000 or more American Benedictine monks. As of 2024, there are 25 Benedictine monasteries in the American-Cassinese Congregation of Benedictine Monasteries: 19 are autonomous and 6 are dependent priories.[2] These monasteries are located in the "United States, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico and Taiwan."[2]

Authors of the new translation of Psalms

Benedictine monks authored a new translation of the Book of Psalms that is being incorporated into the Catholic American Bible, which is being formally adopted for liturgy starting in 2027.

References

  1. ↑ https://stmartinsabbey.org/our-monastery/benedictine-vows/#:~:text=Benedictines%20take%20three%20vows%3A%20stability,close%20relationship%20with%20community%20life.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.amcass.org/#:~:text=Founded%201855%2C%20the%20American%2DCassinese,and%206%20are%20dependent%20priories.
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