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Prefer Nothing to the Work of God
ALL are welcome to join us in prayer

Photo by John Oller
 

Photo by John Oller
 

A spacious chapel-adorned with stained glass windows- provides a peaceful space
for community and guests to gather for communal and private  prayer. 

The original Baldachino altar , finished in ivory, is surmounted by a life size  statue representing 
the Sacred Heart, patron of the Benedictine Sisters.
 

• Daily celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours (official prayer of the Church)
  
  Morning Prayer (Lauds) at 7:00 a.m.
  Evening Prayer (Vespers) at 4:45 p.m.

Sisters at Vespers (Photo by John Oller)
 

• Daily celebration of the Eucharist
  
  Weekdays at 11:30 a.m.
  Sundays at 10 a.m.
   

• Fidelity to Lectio Divina (prayerful reflection on Scripture)

Monastics should establish a balance between prayer and work, create the leisure necessary for Lectio Divina for prayer alone or together , allowing for a diversity of traditional and contemporary devotions and prayer forms

• Prayer Ministry
  
  While our prayer always includes  universal  intentions of the Church, we, as Benedictines, have a specific PRAYER MINISTRY for those who would like to share in the SPIRITUAL BENEFITS OF THE DIVINE OFFICE at the request of a friend. Would you like to have a remembrance card sent to a loved one? Click here...

Other Forms of Prayer

• Join us for weekly Centering Prayer
  
  Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
  Contact Sister Benita Jasurda, OSB for more information

• Taize Prayer Service
  
  Third Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
  St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
  22W415 Butterfield Rd., Glen Ellyn IL 60137
  Contact SisterChristine Kouba, OSB for more information

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