Missionary Benedictine Sisters
Contact
Sr. Sarah Elizabeth McMahon, O.S.B.
Vocation Director
300 N. 18th Street
Norfolk, NE 68701
vocations@norfolk-osb.org
www.mbsmissionaries.org
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Dioceses
Archdiocese of Omaha, NE Sioux City, IA
Mission
Rooted in the Benedictine Spirituality, the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters was founded in 1885 especially for the missions. As a monastic community, we follow Christ and serve wherever the Church is in need, at home or abroad. We strive to bring Christ to places where He is not yet known or where He is insufficiently known. Our ministries include: education, social work, pastoral work as well as retreat and young adult spiritual ministry.
Qualifications
Single, Catholic women, with good physical, mental and psychological health; with 2 years of experience after high school.
Formation
Stages of formation: 1 year postulancy, 2 years novitiate, and 5 years of temporary vows before taking final vows.
Province
N/A
International
Our lifestyle consists of living and working together in community, under a rule and a superior. The Liturgy of the Hours and the Eucharist form the core of our common prayer life. We wear the monastic habit as a sign of our commitment to Christ, His Church, and our Congregation. With our monastic vows of Obedience, Stability, and Conversion of Life, we bind ourselves to Christ as well as to one another in the community.
Belated Vocations
On individual basis, as approved by the Prioress and her Council. Not over 45.