Holy Monasteries of Our Lady and Saint Laurence
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America,
Western Rite Vicariate
The monks and nuns of the Monasteries of Our Lady and Saint Laurence (also known as Ladyminster*) follow the ancient, Orthodox Rule of St. Benedict, written circa 542 A.D. for St. Benedict's monks at Monte Cassino, Italy. This venerable Rule incorporates the wisdom of earlier monastic writers, both Eastern and Western, and synthesizes it into a balanced, yet, challenging, model of Gospel living in the context of classic, coenobitic** monasticism.
By agreement with the Benedictine Fellowship, and with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, the monastics pursue their vocation on the St. Laurence Center's campus in return for staffing the Fellowship's ministry of spiritual hospitality and renewal according to the model provided by St. Benedict.
A full daily schedule of worship, work, study, prayer, and Christian fellowship is maintained by the monastics and open to all who come to spend time in quiet and spiritual renewal.
For more information on the Monasteries and Benedictine Life, and to view a video chronicling the visit of an Antiochian priest to the Monasteries and his interviews with the monks and nuns, please visit our web site by clicking the button below.
*"minster" is an Old English word for "monastery," as in Westminster Abbey.
**"ceonobitic," from the Greek for "common life," refers to monasteries where all live in community, without private possessions, following a common rule of life.
By agreement with the Benedictine Fellowship, and with the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, the monastics pursue their vocation on the St. Laurence Center's campus in return for staffing the Fellowship's ministry of spiritual hospitality and renewal according to the model provided by St. Benedict.
A full daily schedule of worship, work, study, prayer, and Christian fellowship is maintained by the monastics and open to all who come to spend time in quiet and spiritual renewal.
For more information on the Monasteries and Benedictine Life, and to view a video chronicling the visit of an Antiochian priest to the Monasteries and his interviews with the monks and nuns, please visit our web site by clicking the button below.
*"minster" is an Old English word for "monastery," as in Westminster Abbey.
**"ceonobitic," from the Greek for "common life," refers to monasteries where all live in community, without private possessions, following a common rule of life.