About Us
BenedictUs Australia Limited is incorporated for the purpose of facilitating and carrying on work focused on development and relief in developing countries undertaken by monasteries of the Sylvestrine Congregation of the Order of St Benedict. These are Sri Lanka, India, Philippines, and Congo.
Works include education in multi-faith communities, aiming to create peace and avoid violent divisions. These schools also seek to subsidize those who cannot afford schooling. There are also projects to provide housing for the needy.
For more information see: benedictus.org.au
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Location and Geography
Hospitality is one of the key components of the Benedictine lifestyle. There is no Benedictine Spirituality without the welcoming of guests. In his Rule, Saint Benedict says St. Benedict’s Monastery – Arcadia – Australia Let all guests that come to the monastery be received as Christ. For, one day, he will say: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me. In other words, monastic hospitality is essentially based on the Gospel values.
In our time, as in Benedict’s day, visitors, single or small groups are never lacking in a monastery. They come for different reasons. Some come for a quiet time, for personal prayer, or to join the monks at the Liturgy of the Hours, or they come to seek counsel or support in difficulty or simply to return to the source.
In a turbulent and hectic world, the monastery with its space for recollection and prayer draws the visitors gently towards God who is the source of peace.
“Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God.” RB Prol 9
Address
St Benedict’s Monastery
121 Arcadia Rd, Arcadia, NSW, 2159
monks@benedictine.org.au
Phone
+61 2 9653 1159