Since its inception in 1955, the Benedictine monastic communities in Pecos, New Mexico, have been active in the retreat ministry. For four decades we have offered a wide variety of programs year-round to meet the spiritual needs of God's People. We hold most of our retreats on the Abbey grounds, a thousand-acre tract of verdant valley and rugged hills bordering the Pecos River. At an altitude of 7,000 feet, our air is clear and dry. Our days are generally sunny.
Nights are cool, even in summer, and snow is a regular feature in winter.
A few miles from the village of Pecos is the Pecos National Historical Park. The Park includes an ancient Indian pueblo as well as the site of the Civil War battle of Glorieta. Retreatants at Benedictine Monasteries usually value greatly the opportunity to join the Monastic Community at Eucharist and the regular Liturgy of the Hours. The monks and sisters at Pecos are always delighted when their visitors share their times of prayer and worship. Occasionally we hold retreats at the Glorieta Conference Center, about ten miles away.