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St. Scholastica Monastery
A Community of Benedictine Sisters in Fort Smith, AR

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  • Who we are
    • About Us
    • Community Members
    • Sisters in Eternal Rest
    • Prayer Schedule & Prayer Request
    • Monastic Congregation of St. Gertrude
  • Spiritual Direction
    • Ministries
    • Hesychia House
    • Girls’ Education Matters
    • Social Justice Awareness
  • Vocations
    • Questions
    • Stories
    • Discernment Resources
    • Male Monastics
  • Oblates
    • Become An Oblate
  • Ways to Help
  • News
    • Newsletters/Magazines
  • Shop Online
    • Benedictine Bakery
    • Gift Shop

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May 30, 2025

2025 Oblates and Enrollees

May 30, 2025

Artist Monica Moore Presents at St. Scholastica Monastery

May 30, 2025

Oral History Collaboration with UAFS

May 20, 2025

New Columbarium

Our Mission

Seeking God in our life together and enlivened by daily prayer, we, the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, Arkansas, respond to the needs of the people of God in a spirit of hospitality, simplicity, and reverence for one another and all creation.

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Charism Statement
Monastic Congregation of St. Gertrude

St. Scholastica Prayer Requests

If you have a special intention, please let the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery know by filling out this online prayer request form. Your intention will not be listed online, but will be placed on the monastery prayer board. Each sister checks the bulletin board daily and remembers those prayer requests in her personal prayer time.

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Stand by the roads and look, ask for the ancient path, which the way to good. Walk on it and find rest for your soul.

Jeremiah 6:16

Weekly Reflection

Weekly Reflection - June 03, 2025

O Spirit, Come
Sister Ethel Marie Sonnier

O Spirit of light, come shine in our world.
O Spirit of fire, come stir up our hearts.

O Spirit of truth, come teach us all things.
O Spirit of joy, come brighten our lives.

O Spirit of hope, come fill us with trust.
O Spirit of faith, come help us believe.

O Spirit of peace, come quell all our strife.
O Spirit of love, come teach us to care.

O Spirit of life, come fill us with zest.
O Spirit, our God, come guide us today.

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St. Scholastica Monastery

A Community of Benedictine Sisters in Fort Smith, AR

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Our gift shop offers a wide variety of books, gifts, cards, and inspirational items for every liturgical season. You can also shop online from home day & night!

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Under construction - come to the Bake Sale at St. Scholastica Monastery

 

Hesychia House of Prayer

Hesychia House of Prayer is nestled among the Ozark Mountains in New Blaine, Arkansas. The sisters who staff it live a life of prayer and work and offer hospitality to adults of any faith who are seeking quiet time alone with God.

To reserve a reservation for a hermitage please email us at [email protected] or call or text us at (479) 938-7375.

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Ways To Help

We at St. Scholastica Monastery are grateful for everything you, as our contributors, do for us. You can contribute to St. Scholastica by prayer, participation, volunteering and donations.

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Everyone has a story to tell. Listen to the vocation stories of some of our Benedictine Sisters.

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St. Scholastica Monastery

A Community of Benedictine Sisters in Fort Smith, AR

479-783-4147

1315 S. Albert Pike Avenue
Fort Smith, Arkansas

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