(from press release)
Sister Karen Rose will be installed as the 18th prioress of St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph on Sunday, June 4 during a private Rite of Installation ceremony in Sacred Heart Chapel. The public is invited to attend a Eucharist celebrating the installation at 1:30 p.m., also on June 4, followed by a reception from 3–5 p.m. in the Gathering Place. The Eucharist will be livestreamed on our website.
Sister Karen was elected prioress on Sunday, Feb. 25 by the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict. She currently serves as the monastery’s director of mission advancement and will succeed Sister Susan Rudolph, who has served as prioress since 2017.
For more information, call (320) 363-7100 or visit www.sbm.osb.org.
The Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn., are a monastic community of women who seek God in their daily lives according to the Gospel and the Rule of Benedict. Through their ministry of prayer, work and community living, they listen and respond to the needs of the Church and the world.
Sister Karen Rose has been elected the new prioress of the St. Benedict Monastery.
