Saturday Vigils
Join us each Saturday for the Lent Vigil at 7:00 p.m. in the monastery chapel. Reflections will be given by: Sister Ann Muczynski, February 21; Sister Charlotte Anne Zalot, February 28; Sister Diane Cook, March 7; Oblate Priscilla Richter, March 14; Sister Katherine Horan, March 21; Sister Elizabeth Adams March 28.
Holy Week services at Mount St Benedict Monastery
- Passion Sunday, March 29, 9:30 am Eucharistic Celebration
- Good Friday, April 3, 9:00 am Tenebrae in the monastery chapel; Peace Pilgrimage, 11:00 am outside St. Peter Cathedral; 3:00 pm Good Friday Service in the monastery chapel
- Holy Saturday, April 4, 9:00 am Tenebrae in the monastery chapel; 8:00 pm Easter Vigil in the monastery chapel followed by Agape in the dining room
- Easter Sunday, April 5, 9:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Word in the monastery chapel
Monastic Life Is...
Join us for Leading Monastic Lives in the World Today, a webinar dialogue with Fr. Adam Bucko and Katie Gordon on Tuesday, April 14 7:00 pm EST. Read more and sign up for Zoom link.
Join us for the Good Friday Pilgrimage for Peace on Friday, April 3, 2026, at St. Peter Cathedral.
Sister Jacqueline Sanchez-Small was asked to offer a few words to those gathered with the Afghan Community of Erie to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of Ramadan. “The Benedictine Sisters came as immigrants to Erie 170 years ago,” she said. “Our early sisters knew the struggle of making a home in a foreign land. Today, we continue to support immigrants and welcome them to our city. We’re so grateful to be here tonight to share this meal with all of you.”
Sisters Marian Wehler, OSB, and Tina Gieger, RSM, are employees of Catholic Rural Ministries who recently spent time at St. Joseph Catholic School in Lucinda, Pennsylvania.
About 20 individuals attended this year's Lent monastery tour on March 7th.
Each year from March 8th-14th the church in the United States observes Catholic Sisters Week.
On March 3rd, the "Pieces for Peace" art gallery was hung at the Mount Saint Benedict Monastery.
Read GoErie's latest story on Catholic Sisters Week.
