St. Benedict - Abbot & Patron of Europe

July 11th of each year is a Feast dedicated to St. Benedict - the Founder of Western Monasticism. There are three things that stand out in St. Benedict's monastic path/"tariqa(t)". These are the following:

• Prayer
• Work
• Lectio Divina

In the past, the people who embraced the 'path' of St. Benedict transformed not only their lives but also the face of Europe.

The challenge before us today is to become, once again, instruments of a new 'birth' for Europe through PRAYER, WORK and LECTIO DIVINA.

No doubt, St. Benedict's path/tariqa(t) is still VALID today... But what we need is to search for new ways and forms of praying, working and reading the Scriptures.