Pilgrimage 2025
For the Holy Jubilee Year 2025, the Archdiocese of Omaha has designated St. Benedict Center to be an official Place of Pilgrimage. Every 25 years in the Church, in keeping with an ancient tradition, the Pope proclaims a “Jubilee Year,” during which special graces are available to all the faithful. A Jubilee Year is a gift from the Church intended to renew our faith and remind us of the great calling we have, both to sanctity and to, “Go and make disciples.”
"Hope does not disappoint" (Romans 5:5)
For the 2025 Jubilee Year, Pope Francis has selected the theme, "Pilgrims of Hope." In his Papal Bull announcing the Jubilee Year, Pope Francis reflects,
“Everyone knows what it is to hope. In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring. Even so, uncertainty about the future may at times give rise to conflicting feelings, ranging from confident trust to apprehensiveness, from serenity to anxiety, from firm conviction to hesitation and doubt. Often, we come across people who are discouraged, pessimistic and cynical about the future, as if nothing could possibly bring them happiness. For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope. God’s word helps us find reasons for that hope. Taking it as our guide, let us return to the message that the Apostle Paul wished to communicate to the Christians of Rome. " (Spes Non Confundit, 1)
Come as a Pilgrim of Hope to St. Benedict Center: 1126 Co Rd I, Schuyler, NE!
when to visit
We are open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
We are closed Dec. 18, 2024 – Jan. 1, 2025, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Dec. 18, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026.
WHAT TO DO DURING YOUR VISIT
Adore the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel
Pray the Stations of the Cross in the Adoration Chapel or in the hallway to the Chapel
Pray in the main chapel
Light a candle at the Cornhusk Madonna
Visit the seven handwritten volumes of The Saint John’s Bible with its 160 stunning illuminations in the lobby.
Pray with the arts at St. Benedict Center
visit our bookstore and gift shop
PRAY WITH THE MONKS
You are cordially invited to celebrate the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours (scroll down).
with the monastic community at Christ the King Priory across the road.
Mass:
Monday – Saturday 11:00 a.m. at the monastery
Sundays 9:00 a.m. at St. Benedict Center
If you would like to go to Confession it would be good if you could make an appointment before your visit.
* Appointments required for groups of five or more pilgrims visiting St. Benedict Center.