Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND, USA
Scenes from Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND, USA, in the spring and summer of 2014. Shown are the abbey pastures, hay fields, orchards and gardens, with monks working in the garden, and monks at prayer inside the church. For more information on the Benedictines in Richardton, visit assumptionabbey.com.
Assumption Abbey in Richardton, ND - A Quick Drive from Dickinson, ND!
Assumption Abbey is a short drive from Dickinson, ND and is home to 60 Benedictine monks, with 30 residing at the Abbey. The Abbey Church, a Bavarian Romanesque structure, was completed in 1909 and recently renewed. The impressive interior includes lofty arches. Noteworthy also are 52 stained glass windows, 24 paintings of saints on canvas above the arches, and a huge carved crucifix. The outside steeple design, comprised of four diamond shapes, is very rare in the United States.
Visit the gift shop for unique gift ideas and the Abbey Wine Cellar for Assumption Abbey wines.
The Psalms at Assumption Abbey
The life of a Benedictine monk is articulated and expressed through the psalms of the Bible. The monastic community, day after day, prays in the same tried-and-true words employed by generations of monks before them. The psalms work. That is why they continue to be used. The monastic choir prays with the hierarchy, with the laity, with the entire Church on earth as well as the Church triumphant, that is, the Church in heaven. Benedictine monks of Assumption abbey pray and work in Richardton, ND, where they have been since 1893.
Celibacy
Celibacy is described by the late Abbot Patrick Moore, Assumption Abbey, Richardton, ND.
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A short history of the farm at Assumption Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota, which is home to 44 Benedictine monks. The community was founded in 1893 from Einsiedeln Abbey in Switzerland. Assumption Abbey has, in turn, founded the Benedictine community of Tibati in Bogota, Colombia. The monks do mission work, teach, serve as parish priests and chaplains, but their main vocation is to monastic life, and the community in Richardton tries to be as self-supporting as possible.
MIchael Video
Brother Michael Taffe, Benedictine monk of Assumption Abbey in Richardton, North Dakota, shares his story about how he decided to enter monastic life. Assumption Abbey is home to 41 monks who work at the abbey, and also work outside the abbey, as pastors, chaplains, teachers and parish workers. The abbey also has a priory in Bogota, Colombia, with 12 monks there.
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