Abbey Banner - Fall 2021
The fall 2021 issue of Abbey Banner celebrates God’s grace and blessings for Saint John’s Abbey as demonstrated in the lives of sixteen jubilarians observing the twenty-fifth, fiftieth, sixtieth, seventieth, or seventy-fifth anniversary of their profession of vows as Benedictine monks. And for good measure, our seventy-fifth jubilarian, Father Kilian McDonnell, has just reached the century mark—one hundred years young! Deo gratis! We also meet Brother Jacob Berns, who professed solemn vows with the jubilarians. Beyond these personal milestones, Saint John’s Abbey also celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of the consecration of the abbey and university church, 24 August 1961. Abbot John Klassen opens this issue by offering thanks to our generous benefactors who support Saint John’s in its mission, ministries, and most recently in renovating the monastery.