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St. Bernard Abbey is a vibrant
monastic community of Catholic men who follow
the 1500-year Benedictine tradition of worship
and work through daily prayer and service in
ministries that include education, hospitality,
parish ministry and spiritual retreats.
The monks were sent to Alabama in
the 1870's as missionary pastors and teachers to
the new German-Catholic settlers in the state. The Abbey in
Cullman was founded on September 29, 1891 as a
permanent home for the monastery and school.
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The motto of Benedictine monks
is "Pray and Work". The monks of Saint
Bernard Abbey live this life of prayer by
celebrating the Eucharist and Liturgy of the
Hours four times daily in the Abbey church,
as well as private prayer (lectio divina).
This has been at St. Bernard faithfully
since 1891. They live out the mandate of
"work" by ministering to parishes, directing
a coeducational
college
preparatory school,
operating a Retreat and
Conference Center,
welcoming visitors to the
Ave Maria Grotto,
Monastery Candle Shop, and offering
hospitality to monastery guests for a time
of prayer and quiet.
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