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News, reflections and glimpses into the prayer, work and community life of Porta Caeli.

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Saint Benedict and the Monastic Rule

Written c. 530 AD, the Rule’s seventy-three chapters remain the school of the Lord’s service.

July 21, 2026

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Life on the Monastery Farm

Farming for self-sufficiency, labour as prayer, and care for creation on the monastery’s land.

July 21, 2026

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The Meaning of Lectio Divina

A slow, prayerful reading of Scripture in four movements — Lectio, Meditatio, Oratio, Contemplatio.

July 21, 2026

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The Inauguration of the Foundation

The Order recognized Porta Caeli on 18 September 2025; that December, the Abbot General celebrated the inauguration Mass and opened the Novitiate.

December 8, 2025