Tonight, we begin our celebration of the Solemnity of the Passing of Saint Benedict. We gather as a community to offer praise in the Liturgy of the Hours for the gift of Benedict’s life, to celebrate with festive meals, and to share Benedict’s joyful hospitality with those who serve with…

Celebrating 70 Years — Sister Delores Rush, OSB S. Delores Rush, OSB is celebrating 70 years of Monastic Profession at Sacred Heart Monastery in Yankton, SD. One of eleven children, S. Delores Rush was born and raised in rural Ponca, NE, where she attended country school for 8 years. Her…

To Paradise now may the angels bring you, and may the martyrs now come to meet you on your way, and may you be led into the holy city Jerusalem. All the choirs of angels make you welcome there, and with Lazarus once so ill and poor, may peaceful joy be now forever yours. ~In Paradisum Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Sacred Heart Monastery has had fourteen prioresses over our 140 years as a community. Mother Gertrude Leupi (1880–1891) was our first superior and one of the foundresses of our monastery in the Dakota Territory in 1880. She was followed by Mother Xavier Fischlin who was elected superior three separate times…

As we prepare to elect a new prioress this Spring, we wanted to share with you the role and work of this sister in our lives as the leader of our Benedictine family. The prioress in a Benedictine monastery is called to be deeply aware of her role as the…

To Paradise now may the angels bring you, and may the martyrs now come to meet you on your way, and may you be led into the holy city Jerusalem. All the choirs of angels make you welcome there, and with Lazarus once so ill and poor, may peaceful joy be now forever yours. ~In Paradisum Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

To Paradise now may the angels bring you, and may the martyrs now come to meet you on your way, and may you be led into the holy city Jerusalem. All the choirs of angels make you welcome there, and with Lazarus once so ill and poor, may peaceful joy be now forever yours. ~In Paradisum Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

To Paradise now may the angels bring you, and may the martyrs now come to meet you on your way, and may you be led into the holy city Jerusalem. All the choirs of angels make you welcome there, and with Lazarus once so ill and poor, may peaceful joy be now forever yours. ~In Paradisum Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Sisters Visit Ihanktonwan Reservation Written by Sister Mary Jo Polak On Friday, August 26, eleven Sisters made an educational trip to the Ihanktonwan Reservation, located about 60 miles west of Yankton. This trip was initiated by the Social Justice Committee’s study of racism. Our first stop was the Boys and…