A look at contemplative life today 

What a beautiful place. Please keep my son Paul in your prayers (he struggles with life)but keeps going.bless you all there.

I love the contemplative life. God bless all those who have embraced it😊😊

Please, pray for me and my family.

"How lovely is your dwelling place O Lord God of Hosts". Beautiful, Brothers may you grow in Vocations. You live the Cistercian Life so beautifully, God bless you, and Yes Fr Prior, God has plans for Mepkin. Never has The World needed the Monastic Life then now , with all that is going on in the World,Pray for us all and for Peace on Earth.

I have made several private retreats at Mepkin. It is a beautiful place and the monks are wonderful. God bless you and prayers for more vocations to monastic life.

Mepkin Abbey is truly a breath of fresh air. I have walked its grounds a number of times over the year and a half I have lived here in South Carolina and every time I experience the Mepkin I walk away with new hope, a new revelation and a reawakening of my spirit and soul. I have purchased many things in their sweet gift shop. I have a beautiful cactus growing outside my home that I bought last year at the garden sale. Whenever I need a moment to just let it all go, I go to Mepkin. I truly appreciate the brothers and the life that they live. Not many have that deep relationship with God but through them you feel God’s presence while you are there. Thank you.

It’s beautiful. I am not an early morning person so that was always a struggle and I’m not naturally gifted with the noble silence. I’m glad these places exist to keep the rule alive.

Hello Monks! Beautiful and inspiring video. You all live in a little paradise. So glad you open your piece of heaven to all people. Keep up your good work, and may the Good Lord bless you with many more monks to keep this blessed place alive. Your vocation is sorely needed in this crazy world. Thank you all for giving your lives to the Lord. Keep on praying!

the future of the church is in the monasteries.

Great video. The world needs more prayer ✝️

I don't know if I could do it. But it's interesting. They have it figured out.

Nicely done, brothers. Your retreat house and accommodations are the finest and your hospitality gracious. I hope to return soon for another retreat.

God Bless you all Priests and Brothers, praying for you all.❤❤❤

God Bless ❤

what a very mysterious life. I hope that i will be able to pass the trials in the seminary and also became a monk or priest 🙏🙏

The contemplative life is the true life.

Yes please, sign me up!!!!

Beautiful 😍

I'm protestant and I wanna visit! Love Monastic History

Contemplative communities are the “lungs of Holy Mother Church”.

So beautiful! I’d love to visit sometime… when God wills… beautiful place!

Please pray for ireland we are suffering pray please that our island returns to Jesus xxx d

Well done, Gentlemen!

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So sad to hear that Brother Kyle passed away, may he rest eternally with our Lord and all the Saints in Heaven.

Wow, I’d love to live there

My dad said he took prayer request to Mapkin and rang a bell to let the brothers know. 1950’s

Great video. I am Orthodox.

Please monks of mepkin abbey monastery pray for me I need to find peace

Please pray for me. That God may open new job opportunities for me and financial freedom and may he strengthen my relationship with my partner. To both grow in love. Am Catholic too. Amen

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I want to be a monk but I'm 51 now..is it too late?

First time I saw this. I like to learn about Monk’ lives.

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It's a lovely life that some are called to. Do they do works of charity ? Like visit prison or donate to the problems of the world financially?

Too much noise in the world. Too fast too much money

If we want more vocations we need more religious in our schools. The most vocations are coming from conservative orders.

Selling out is a short-term solution. Return to tradition and honor the sacrifices that the faithful made so that GOD is honored, not you. There are MANY real Catholic monasteries who have remained faithful to the Monastic idea. May those who are decerning Monastic life find these communities.

There is much that is deeply problematic in this video. Who in God's name designed their chapel?! And praising Vatican II as a source of renewal when it has emptied monasteries and convents worldwide is dramatic irony to say the least!

Hiding from real life is a psychosis of overwhelming self-importance, a form of Narcissism, and the pretense that such a lifestyle has anything at all to do with self-invented holiness is rubbish. No where does Holy Scripture teach true believers are to hide under a rock in some cloistered garden, as in Mt.25:14-46, which tells us these people have no portion with Christ.

The video seems to indicate that non-Catholics may become monks but the website says that being a Catholic is required. Was allowing in non-Catholics something that happened in the past but is no longer allowed?