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Servant of God Dorothy Day:
Oblate of St.Procopius Abbey:
Resources for Benedictines
We are planning a special Zoom event for Benedictine Oblates & Benedictine Community Members scheduled for
Saturday September 27th, 2025. See the flyer just underneath.
Scroll down to the bottom of this page for a registration link to attend the the Zoom Event on Dorothy Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 27th, 2025
@ 2pm ET/ 1pm CT/ 12pm MT and 11am PT.
The Holy See’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints added “Benedictine Oblate" to the title of Dorothy Day's sainthood cause on March 2, 2018.
Click on the image to the left to view the letter from the Congregation declaring the amended change.
Benedictine spirituality was important to Dorothy and at the age of 58, on April 21, 1955 she became a professed Oblate of St. Procopius Abbey, Lisle, IL. In April of 1957 she wrote the following in the Catholic Worker newspaper:
“Now I am a professed Oblate of the St. Procopius family, and have
been for the last two years, which means that I am a part of the
Benedictine family all over the world...”. -Dorothy Day
Click on the image of St. Benedict to the left to learn about her connection to St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, Il, where you can also view a copy of her Act of Final Oblation.
“Now I am a professed Oblate of the St. Procopius family, and have
been for the last two years, which means that I am a part of the
Benedictine family all over the world...”. -Dorothy Day
Click on the image of St. Benedict to the left to learn about her connection to St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, Il, where you can also view a copy of her Act of Final Oblation.
St. Procopius Abbey published an award winning issue of their magazine,
"The Clerestory" with their Fall 2013 edition. Most of the entire issue is focused on Dorothy Day. She was a member of their community as a Benedictine Oblate. Photos of her are interspersed throughout the article in addition to the photo on the cover.
To read this issue, click on Dorothy's image to the left to download a copy of the magazine.
Author Rosalie Riegle made a presentation on the "Spirituality of Dorothy Day" to the Benedictine Oblates of St. Procopius Abbey. It was published in the Summer 2014 edition of the Abbey's magazine, The Clerestory.
If you click on Rosalie's photo to the left you will be linked to the presentation.
We organized, sponsored and hosted a wonderful three-part series on Dorothy Day's connection with Benedictine spirituality, relationships with Benedictines and her cause for Canonization. The series premiered in November of 2022, and you can access the recordings of each event below.
Week One: "Exploring Dorothy Day's Spirituality: Benedictine Influences
-What is it about Benedictine spirituality and charisms that attracted
Dorothy Day?
-Which Benedictines of the 1930’s and 40’s impacted their ideas?
-Why might Dorothy Day have chosen to become an oblate of St. Procopius
Abbey?
Historian Anne Klejment will explore the answers to these questions and more! Anne is a Core Committee Member of the Dorothy Day Canonization Prayer Network and Professor Emerita of History at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Among her publications are "Dorothy Day's Socially Engaged Devotion to St. Joseph," US Catholic Historian (Spring 2022),1-25 and "Staten Island Spirituality: Dorothy Day's 'True Story' Columns," Commonweal (14 June 2019)
Moderator is David Mueller, Coordinator of the Dorothy Day Canonization Prayer Network
Click on this link to view the recording: https://youtu.be/3m8bycQbDLw
-What is it about Benedictine spirituality and charisms that attracted
Dorothy Day?
-Which Benedictines of the 1930’s and 40’s impacted their ideas?
-Why might Dorothy Day have chosen to become an oblate of St. Procopius
Abbey?
Historian Anne Klejment will explore the answers to these questions and more! Anne is a Core Committee Member of the Dorothy Day Canonization Prayer Network and Professor Emerita of History at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Among her publications are "Dorothy Day's Socially Engaged Devotion to St. Joseph," US Catholic Historian (Spring 2022),1-25 and "Staten Island Spirituality: Dorothy Day's 'True Story' Columns," Commonweal (14 June 2019)
Moderator is David Mueller, Coordinator of the Dorothy Day Canonization Prayer Network
Click on this link to view the recording: https://youtu.be/3m8bycQbDLw
Click on the icon below and to the right to download an outline of Anne Klejment's presentation to better follow along. Books referenced are also on this outline.
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Week Two: “A Panel Discussion with Catholic Worker members who also chose to become Benedictine Oblates”
- How did each become involved in the Catholic Worker movement?
- Why did each decide to become a professed Benedictine oblate? And with what community and why?
- How did they integrate Benedictine spirituality into their “Catholic Worker” lives?
PANEL MEMBERS
Rosalie Riegle, Catholic Worker Historian and Author. Core Committee Member DD Canonization Prayer Network
Liza Apper, Co-founder St. Benedict Catholic Worker House, Fresno CA
Carmina Chapp, Co-founder Dorothy Day Catholic Worker Farm, Haley’s Lake PA
Moderator is Jeff Korgen, Coordinator of the Dorothy Day Guild (10/2014-08/2022)
Click on this link to view the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HvUdD-rQp0
Week Three: “A Panel Discussion with Officials of the Canonization Cause”
- What are the steps to becoming a Saint? How and when did the cause start?
- What has been accomplished and were there any “bumps along the way”?
- What is the current status of the cause and what still needs to happen?
- What can I do to further the cause?
Hear the answers to these questions and much more from:
George Horton who was there from the beginning and led the efforts of the Dorothy Day Guild through the completion of the Diocesan Phase in December 2021 and, Emanuele Spedicato, assisting Dr. Waldery Hilgeman, Postulator of the canonization cause for Dorothy Day, who is now responsible for moving the cause forward in Rome.
Moderator is Kevin Ahern, associate professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College.
Click on this link to view the recording of this event: https://youtu.be/B0uIIScrFJo
- What are the steps to becoming a Saint? How and when did the cause start?
- What has been accomplished and were there any “bumps along the way”?
- What is the current status of the cause and what still needs to happen?
- What can I do to further the cause?
Hear the answers to these questions and much more from:
George Horton who was there from the beginning and led the efforts of the Dorothy Day Guild through the completion of the Diocesan Phase in December 2021 and, Emanuele Spedicato, assisting Dr. Waldery Hilgeman, Postulator of the canonization cause for Dorothy Day, who is now responsible for moving the cause forward in Rome.
Moderator is Kevin Ahern, associate professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College.
Click on this link to view the recording of this event: https://youtu.be/B0uIIScrFJo
Click HERE to register for the Event on September 27th
by Ade Bethune