Saturday, July 7, 2012 9:30 AM–12:30 PM
Holy Work, Holy Leisure: Celebrating the Feast of St. Benedict
St. Benedict
- Tickets: $35/$25.
The Rule of Benedict has had a profound influence on religious life and spiritual practices in the western world since its writing more than 1400 years ago. Ora et labora—the Benedictine way of life balanced with work and prayer—offers inspiration and guidance to those individuals and communities seeking to be present to God in the midst of our busy lives.
Take a Saturday morning to experience the Benedictine teaching of “holy leisure”. Some highlights will include:
- Contemplative walk through the woods and gardens
- Guided meditation on the life and lessons of St. Benedict using the art and architecture of the Cathedral
- Time for communal as well as individual prayer and reflection
“Benedict calls all of us to mindfulness. No life is to be so busy that there is no time to take stock of it. No day is to be so full of business that the gospel dare not intrude. No schedule is to be so tight that there is no room for reflection on whether what is being done is worth doing at all.
How shall we ever put on the mind of Christ if we never take time to determine what the mind of Christ was then and is now, for me?
So, contemplation does not take non-work; contemplation takes holy
leisure.”
—Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB