Happy Feast Day!

Join the Saint Benedict Institute as we celebrate the feast of our patron, St. Benedict of Nursia! This year marks our tenth anniversary as an institute, and we will be celebrating with prayer, stories, testimonies, and more. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to hear more about our Hope College campus ministry and community outreach, as well as to learn more about St. Benedict himself.

Events and Opportunities

Novena

Every year we join together in praying a novena prayer in the nine days leading up to St. Benedict’s feast day (July 11). To receive the novena by email, please sign up here:

Morning Prayer (Lauds)

Deacon Brian Piecuch will lead us in Morning Prayer via Facebook at TIME. Deacon Brian serves at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Holland and as Development Director and Program Coordinator of the Saint Benedict Institute.

Social Media Celebration

All day long, we will be posting testimonials from students, alumni, and community members, talking about the Lord’s work in their lives over the course of the past ten years. We will also hear from Dr. Jared Ortiz, the Institute’s Executive Director, speaking to the role of St. Benedict in the Institute’s founding. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube here:

Day of Giving

Did you know we are fully self-funded? Thanks to our generous donors, the Saint Benedict Institute’s mission and ministry continues to serve Hope College students and the wider West Michigan community. We invite you to join our mission in honor of St. Benedict, whose heartfelt devotion to God led to the monastic system that built Christendom and preserved Western culture.