Br. Angelus Atkinson, O.S.B.

About

Hometown: Rockville, MD

Date of Profession: Solemn Profession December 10, 2022

College: Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL

College Major: English Literature

Previous Jobs: Teacher, Manual Labor

Patron Saint: The Annunciation

Favorite Movie: Many… recently…A Hidden Life, Joan of Arc, A Straight Story

Favorite Books: Many…recently…Living the Liturgy by Luigi Giussani, Collected Poems by J George Mackay Brown, Pinocchio with Reflections on a Father’s Love by Franco Nembrini by Carlo Collodi, and The Divine Comedy by Dante

Favorite Music: Chant

Hobbies: Music, Reading, Walking

Favorite Way to Pray: In Silence

Favorite Devotion: The Angelus

Place of Pilgrimage you Most Want to Visit and Why: The tomb of St. Charbel, because he was a great man

What drew you to St. Benedict's Abbey? A friend, an encounter with Christ who is my home and path

Favorite Verse: Matthew 28:20 “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

Favorite Quote: "I was told everything must be received without words and held in silence. Then I realized that perhaps my entire existence would be spent realizing what had happened to me. And the memory of You fills me with silence.” Laurentius the Hermit