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| Icon of Saint Isidore the Famer |
Today, the Church celebrates St. Isidore the Farmer. He was an 11th century farmer and husband who lived his Faith in the dailyness of life. His generosity to the poor and needy was fed by his daily participation in and devotion to the Eucharist.
While this isn't a major feast within our community, many of us came from the farming or rural families of South & North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska. This saint was a part of our Church lives since St. Isidore the Farmer is invoked as the patron for those that till the soil and care for the flocks and herds. This connection continues in our community in our devotion to serve the needs of God's people in the rural states of our origin. We serve in parishes, schools, and hospitals that reach out to those who continue to work the land. We try to order our foods from these families as much as we can. And we remind ourselves of this dedication to God's rural faithful in our mission statement:
Rooted in our rural heritage and growing in relationship
with God and one another in monastic community,
we live a life of prayer, work, and lectio
by which we serve God and God's people in our time and place.
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