In 2029, Benedictines across the world come together to celebrate 1,500 years of a living tradition rooted in the Gospel.
What is the Benedictine Jubilee?
Around the year 529, St Benedict established a community at Monte Cassino that would become the foundation of Benedictine monastic life. Nearly 1,500 years later, that same way of life continues in monasteries on every continent. The Benedictine Jubilee 2029 marks this milestone not as the celebration of one place, but of an entire family. It is a global invitation to remembrance, honest reflection, and hopeful vision for the future.
More Than a Celebration
The Jubilee is not an exercise in nostalgia. Benedictine communities around the world are facing real questions about the future. Monasteries are ageing, some are closing, and the world they serve has changed beyond recognition. At the same time, there is a growing hunger for exactly what Benedictine life offers: stillness, community, rootedness, and a life oriented toward something beyond itself. The Jubilee is a chance to face these realities honestly and to rediscover what 1,500 years of endurance has to teach us about hope.
A four-year journey of hope
The journey to the Jubilee unfolds each year through four monasteries, each offering a theme of hope rooted in Saint Benedict’s life. In Norcia in 2026, we awaken in remembrance and gratitude. In Rome in 2027, we listen to God, the Church, and the world with courage. In Subiaco in 2028, we grow through struggle, change, and the school of the Lord’s service. In Montecassino in 2029, we flourish in holiness and service, renewing our monasteries as lasting places of hope for Church and world.
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Hope in Every Place
Why "Places of Hope"?
Benedictines do not take the same vows as other religious orders. The first vow is stability: a commitment to one place, one community, for life. That rootedness is not a limitation. It is what allows monasteries to become something rare in the modern world. Places of genuine stillness, welcome, and encounter with God. "Places of Hope" speaks to what these communities have been since 529 and what they continue to be. Not relics of a former age, but living spaces where hope is practised daily and offered freely to all who come through the door.
From 529 to Today
The story of Benedictine life stretches across fifteen centuries, through the fall of empires, the building of universities, the destruction of war, and the quiet rebirth of communities thought to be lost. It is not the story of one monastery but of thousands, spanning every continent and nearly every culture on earth.
How to take part
Go on Pilgrimage
Visit a Benedictine monastery near you or plan a longer journey. Order a Pilgrim Passport and collect stamps at each place of hope along the way.
Living stories
Read, watch, and listen to stories of Benedictine hope from monasteries around the world. Or share your own.
Host the Jubilee
If you are part of a Benedictine community, everything you need to welcome pilgrims, promote events, and create for the Jubilee is gathered in one place.
Come along
Jubilee events are being planned by communities across the world. Browse by region and find something near you.
Discover
Discover St Benedict, the Rule, and the living tradition that has shaped communities for fifteen centuries.
Support
Your generosity helps sustain the Jubilee and the communities at its heart. Every gift, however small, makes a difference.