DISCERNMENT RETREAT
Come and See Saint Joseph Abbey
What: 2025 Monastic Discernment Retreats
When: April 10-13 | June 12-15 | July 5-12 | Oct. 3-5
Who: Catholic Men Ages 18-45
Wondering About Monastic Life? Come and See for Yourself at the Next Discernment Event
Is God calling you to the monastic life? Are you discerning a religious vocation and wondering if you might be called to be a monk, specifically a Benedictine monk at Saint Joseph Abbey?
Saint Joseph Abbey is hosting four Monastic Discernment Retreat in 2025, and if you are a Catholic male between the ages of 18-45 who is discerning a call to the monastic life, please consider joining us at one of them!
During this vocation retreat you will get to:
Pray the Divine Office and attend Mass with the monks.
Spend time in personal prayer.
Attend conferences on aspects of monastic life.
Assist the monks in the different Abbey workshops and complete monastic work projects.
Explore the monastery grounds, hike the Abbey woods, and enjoy the Bogue Falaya River.
If you have questions, please contact the vocation director, Br. Austin Simon, O.S.B., at vocations@sjasc.edu or 985-867-2281.
To register for a Monastic Discernment Retreat, please fill out the form below.