The first Benedictine monastery in the United States, founded in 1846

Oblates of Saint Benedict

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The November 2009 (PDF file) or MS .doc (62:4, November 2009)
Previous Newsletters for the Oblates of Saint Vincent Archabbey
"Introduction: Inquirers and candidates' pamphlet"
"Life and Rule" - about St. Benedict and his Rule for Monasteries
"Liturgy of the Hours FAQ" (2005, 176K, PDF)
"Oblate Ceremonies"
"Oblates as Guests of Saint Vincent Archabbey"
Oblate Formation Booklet (2002 Rev. ed., 347K, PDF)
Rosary for Priests (Oblates) by A. J. Sunseri, 2006 (read, 680 KB, or print, 745 KB.)
Saint Vincent Spirituality Publications by Fr. Mark Gruber OSB
"What It Means to Me to Be an Oblate" (1994-1995)
Benedictine Ultima (image in GIF format with musical notation and text in Latin, German and English; Congregational antiphon sung at the burial of a monk.)

Oblate Newsletter Archive

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HTML issues are available only through 2008:

Other Web Sites of Interest:

American-Cassinese Congregation (family of monasteries founded from Saint Vincent)
Fellowship of St. Benedict (blog)
Monastery of Christ in the Desert (Benedictine Internet Pioneer)
Order of Saint Benedict (general information)
OSB Atlas (Sant'Anselmo, Rome)
Saint John's Abbey (Latrobe's eldest daughter in Collegeville, MN)
Saint Vincent College and Seminary, Latrobe, PA
The Vatican, Rome

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If you have questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the content of these web pages, please contact:

Father Donald Raila OSB
Director of Oblates
Saint Vincent Archabbey
300 Fraser Purchase Road
Latrobe, PA 15650-2686
Phone 724-805-2291