Prince of Peace Benedictine Monastery offered two Vocation Retreats this summer for men ages 21-45. The first retreat was July 16-20, and the second retreat was August 20-24, 2012. The retreats are designed to give some tools for men discerning their vocation and to give an experience of Monastic life as we live it here at Prince of Peace Abbey.  There was time to work and to meet some of the monks.  For more information about vocations, please contact us at...

THE MONASTIC WAY OF LIFE … ALTHOUGH THE BENEDICTINE MONKS OF PRINCE OF PEACE ABBEY have been in the diocese of San Diego since 1958, they are members of an uninterrupted tradition of more than one thousand four hundred years in the Church— a tradition of monks who seek God through worship and prayer, work and community life. In his  “Rule for Monks,” Saint Benedict says that at all times the life of a monk is to be an offering which he makes to God...

  If he truly seeks God, a monk looks in THREE directions, and he receives support from those THREE directions. 1 The monk has a relationship with his COMMUNITY OF FELLOW MONKS in the monastery as individuals and as a community. However, the community is not an absolute, but is relative to and receives moderation from the abbot, from the “Rule” (St. Benedict’s book of teachings and regulations), and from the individual monk. St. Benedict...

Retreat Center Hours:  Guests of our retreat center may check into their rooms at 3 P.M. Please note that the driveway gate of the monastery is locked at 9 P.M. Meals for guests who have overnight rooms in our retreat center are: Breakfast 7:30 A.M.; Lunch 12 Noon; and Dinner 6 P.M. Retreat Center (760) 967-4200 extension 248 E-mail: abbeyretreat@aol.com   RETREATS Groups or individuals may reserve time and space for their own retreat programs at the...

Library Hours Monday through Saturday 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. 1:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Closed on Sunday and major holy days. Library (760) 967-4200 extension 260 E-mail: ppalibrary@aol.com To contact by regular mail: Br. Raphael Meyer, O.S.B. Prince of Peace Abbey Library 650 Benet Hill Rd. Oceanside, CA 92058-1253

The shop is inside the “Visitor Center” directly opposite the doors of our monastery’s church. Telephone (760) 967-4200, extension 435 Sunday Open at 9:00 A.M. and after 10:30 A.M. Mass until 1 P.M. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday  Open 10 A.M. and after 11 A.M. Mass until 4 P.M. Wednesday and Friday Open 10 A.M. and after 11 A.M. Mass until 1:00 P.M. Saturday Open 9:30 A.M. and after 11 A.M. Mass until 4:30 P.M. CLOSED on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and...

Any Christian may become an Oblate. Oblates participate in formation programs, meetings and commitments that help them live some of the central values of the monastery in their own homes and private lives. Please inquire about being an Oblate of Prince of Peace Abbey. Any person who would like to inquire about the Oblates, their life and activities is welcomed at any of the oblate meetings. SCHEDULE OF OBLATE ACTIVITIES AT THE MONASTERY For Inquirers and Novices,1...