Brother Romanus Davitt, O.S.B., will speak to the Oblates of Saint Benedict of Saint Vincent Archabbey at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 15 in Brownfield Room 202, a Seminary classroom. His topic will be Obedience in Benedictine Spirituality. To appreciate the presentation one does not need to have attended previous sessions.
Brother Romanus studied at Wallace State Community College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Belmont Abbey College in 2020. He began studies at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2021 as a monk from Saint Bernard Abbey, Cullman, Alabama. At Saint Bernard, he made simple profession of vows on August 15, 2017, and solemn profession on August 6, 2020. In 2023, he transferred his vows to Saint Vincent Archabbey. He was ordained a deacon by Bishop Larry J. Kulick of the Diocese of Greensburg at Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica on May 26, 2024.
Before entering religious life, Brother Romanus served in the U.S. Army from January 1995 to August of 1997, worked as a board-certified drug and alcohol addiction counselor from 2010 to 2014 and was an automotive production supervisor from 2014 to 2016.
Oblates and guests may attend vespers at 5 p.m. in the Basilica and stay for supper in the guest dining room. Those wishing to stay for supper should contact Father Donald Raila, director of Oblates, at least two days in advance at 724-805-2291. Following supper, Oblates will meet at 6:45 p.m. in Brownfield 202 to dscuss the book The Grace to Desire It: Meditations on Saint Benedict’s Twelve Degrees of Humility by Dom Pius Mary Noonan, O.S.B.
