⁣⁣We are a Catholic Monastery of the Byzantine rite, under the jurisdiction of The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago. We belong to the Ukrainian Metropoly in the United States of America, which is in union with the Pope of Rome, supreme pastor of the universal Church. We embrace evangelical poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability of life, according to the Rule of Saint Benedict and the traditions of the Christian East.

⁣For men interested in the possibility of a vocation to the monastic life, we offer discernment retreats of up to a week in length throughout the year. Please contact us with some information about yourself, and details regarding scheduling a visit.

For vocation information: https://www.HolyPro.org

⁣We are a Catholic Monastery of the Byzantine rite, under the jurisdiction of The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas in Chicago. We belong to the Ukrainian Metropoly in the United States of America, which is in union with the Pope of Rome, supreme pastor of the universal Church. We embrace evangelical poverty, chastity, obedience, and stability of life, according to the Rule of Saint Benedict and the traditions of the Christian East.

⁣For men interested in the possibility of a vocation to the monastic life, we offer discernment retreats of up to a week in length throughout the year. Please contact us with some information about yourself, and details regarding scheduling a visit.

For vocation information: https://www.HolyPro.org

From the beginning of our monastic journey, we have held that beauty - be it in nature or through the work of human hands - is a path to the Divine. Beauty has the power to touch the soul directly, to evoke in the heart feelings of joy, exaltation, or sadness; to elevate the mind to spiritual matters, and to make the soul more receptive to things divine.

We firmly believe that human artistry is a divine gift, given by God that we might all come to know Him better. In creating beauty, we exercise and manifest an integral part of our nature. We were created in the image and likeness of God (Gen. 1:26-27).

⁣⁣At Holy Protection Monastery, we devote ourselves to a common life of prayer and work, for the praise, love, service of God, and for the upbuilding of His Kingdom - through the Arts. For men interested in the possibility of a vocation to the monastic life, we offer discernment retreats of up to a week in length throughout the year.


For vocation information visit: https://www.HolyPro.org

⁣Monasticism does not exist as an abstraction. Buildings, Rules of Life, and traditions, remain dead unless they are given meaning through human actions. Monasticism must be lived, incarnated in the daily life of specific communities of real men or women. For it is the community, not the buildings or the concept, that constitutes the monastery.

In our monastery at Jacob's Falls, on the shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula: we devote ourselves to a common life of prayer and work; for the praise, love, and service of God -
and the upbuilding of His Kingdom through the Arts.

For information about our monastery: https://www.societystjohn.com

For information about the film: https://www.gladsomelightfilm.com

For vocational inquiries: https://www.holypro.org