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Assisting Monastic Communities While Helping Those In Need
 
In his "Rule for Monks", St. Benedict stated that the monks were to work for their living "by their own hands", and thus not to beg for their livelihood, from others.

Hence, monastic communities are self supporting and each has a business which sustains their Abbey and allows the community to live lives of contemplation, prayer and good works.
 
Up until modern times, the chief means of support was agriculture, but today, many other businesses and products have developed such as the making of bread, jams and candies, stained glass, art and other hand made gifts.

Monkegifts.com gladly supports the endeavors of other communities of monks and nuns by offering these products and gifts.
 

We are pleased to currently feature such items as Trappistine Creamy Caramels made by the Benedictine Nuns of Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey and Monastery Mustard by the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel.

The products are not only delicious but made with tender loving care by the religious men and women who consider work a form of prayer.

Also, please know that all profits from the sale of these monastery products at Monkegifts goes to a good work and helping those most in need.

So, we encourage you to purchase one of these wonderful products as a gift, or for yourself or your family, and feel good that you are assisting charitable works throughout our communities.