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NEWS
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Aaron Minix Starts Pre-Postulancy
During his two-month pre-postulancy, Aaron will come to the Abbey daily for lessons on Benedictine Spirituality ... read more.
Abbot Dismas Kalcic, OSB (1929-2024)
Abbot Dismas Kalcic, the ninth abbot of our community, passed into eternity Sunday. Funeral arrangements... read more.
Changes to Confession at the Abbey
Daily confession will no longer be available at the Abbey, effective Sept. 1 ... read more.
Jelinek Appointed Prior-Administrator
Brother Guy Jelinek, OSB has been appointed Prior-Administrator of St. Procopius Abbey ... read more.
SCHEDULE
For our scheduled Mass & Prayer times, please visit:
https://www.procopius.org/mass-and-prayer-times.
​​​Wednesday, December 4
Vespers - 6:20pm
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Monday, December 9
Mass - 4:30pm
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 9
Mass - 4:30pm
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FRONT DESK HOURS
Monday-Friday - 9am-6pm
Saturday-Sunday - 9am-2pm
ABOUT THE ABBEY
The monastic community of St. Procopius Abbey consists of fifteen men dedicated to seek and serve God as Benedictine monks in the Catholic Church. They have different social, ethnic, economic, and educational backgrounds. Some are ordained priests, some are not. Some are extroverts, some introverts. But whatever the differences, all have taken vows as monks and have thus consecrated their lives to Christ.
HISTORY OF THE ABBEY
St. Procopius Abbey began in 1885, when a group of Benedictine monks from St. Vincent Archabbey took over the direction of St. Procopius Parish in Chicago. While living the monastic life, the new community served the faith of Czech and Slovak immigrants by founding a high school, college, printing press, and seminary as well as by doing parish work. Operations were transferred to Lisle, outside of Chicago, in the earlier twentieth century. After much apostolic activity, the community in the 1960s refocused its energy on its educational work, as remains the case today. In 1970, the monks moved into a new monastery building and today the community consists of 15 monks.