The Abbey of Our Lady of Exile (Mount St. Benedict)

The Abbey of Mount St Benedict, formally titled The Abbey of Our Lady of Exile, was founded in October of 1912. Mount St. Benedict is the home of the Benedictine monks who live and work in Trinidad and Tobago. They follow a way of life that traces its roots to St. Benedict of Norcia. Benedictines are those who have been called to live in community and strive to conform their lives to the teaching of the Bible and the Rule of St. Benedict and also to the guidance of an Abbot or Abbess, the spiritual leader of the community.

As a Benedictine community, Mount St. Benedict has made a commitment to root itself in the land it inhabits. Our work over the past ninety-two years has flowed out of this basic commitment as we seek to respond to needs as they arise. At present, we are involved in Pastoral Counselling, Pastoral Outreach, Yogurt Production, Retreats, Woodwork, and Technical Education. Central to our life is a continual round of prayer and praise, as we seek to live an integrated life of prayer, work and study. Five times each day the monks meet to offer prayer and praise to their Creator. The Abbey complex consists of several buildings, among them a church, a monastery, a seminary, a yoghurt factory, a drug rehab centre, and Pax Guest House.

*Daily Masses
*Pax Retreat/Guest House
*Gift Shop with Books and Religious Items
*Spiritual Guidance
*Pax Yogurt

Mission
To serve the needs of the Church and Country by providing a space in which one can come to encounter God. The Mount also offer pastoral care for those in need of spiritual advice as well as giving prayerful support in coping with the trials of everyday life. The Mount is also proud of it's Yogurt which is sold right here at the Mount at the Abbey's Gift Shop and at various stores throughout the country.

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