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AIM - United States Secretariate of the Alliance for International Monasticism

AIM USA

United States Secretariate of the Alliance for International Monasticism

Benedict saw the entire world in a single ray of light. (Dialogues)
The Alliance for International Monasticism (AIM USA) is an organization of approximately 115 Benedictine / Cistercian Monasteries of men and women in the United States and Canada and over 400 communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America who follow the Rule of Benedict.
 
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Latest News

Feast of St. Scholastica

Today marks the Feast of St. Scholastica, a special day for Benedictines around the world. You can learn more about this important date by reading this article.

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Prayer for the New Year

Remember us, O God;

From age to age be our comforter.

You have given us the wonder of time,

blessings in days and nights, seasons and years.… View More

Gaza Information from an Erie Benedictine Oblate

Without me taking sides, the situation in Gaza, as you know, turned from horrific to catastrophic, anywhere within the 40 kilometre Gaza Strip. Since early December, I didn’t have contact with most of people there due to bombings and internet blackouts. Just yesterday I received a short message from my former student that… View More

The Holy Mystery of Christmas

The Holy Mystery of Christmas

    - is love enfolded in an infant.

   - a presence among us,

   - comes with a joy deep within.

As we celebrate… View More

MEET A MONASTERY

Featured Monastery

Borrempalem, India

Fr Yesudasu Gorre is a Parish Priest at St John's Orphanage in Borrempalem, India. AIM-USA has worked with him to support his efforts in the community.

Bi-annual

Alliance for International Monasticism Newsletters

2023 Vol 32 No 2

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Translated Newsletters available in
Spanish, Portuguese and French

A Prayer of AIM for Monastic Life

O loving God,
We ask your blessing,
on all monastic men and women,
especially those who live and work
in the most destitute parts of the world.

Help us to become people of prayer and peace.
May we be visible signs that strangers
can live together in God's love.
Give us hearts wide enough to welcome
the traveler, the outcast, the neighbor.

Enable us to listen to and learn from
the people we serve, especially the poorest.
May out communities be models of wise stewardship,
of dignified human labor, of sacred leisure,
and of reverence for all living things.

Above all, O God, may a monastic presence
in the world be a constant witness of justice,
compassion and hope to all. Amen.

by Mary Lou Kownacki, OSB

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