May God bless you all, not an easy life but must be very blessed. I will pray my rosary for you today and ask our Blessed Mother, the Angels and Saints to bless and protect your wonderful ministry in the Church and in the World. Ave Maria 🙏
I've been to Gethsemani and found it a very uplifting experience, but I am Orthodox so there isn't much of a chance of becoming a monk there. Blessings to all the brothers there!
If the Trappist Monks are faithful and offer the liturgy with great beauty and reverence they will get vocations.If they are stuck in 1970 they will close up shop.
Thomas Merton tried to blend Buddhism with Christianity later in life, like many New Age Christians do. Don't be like Him gentleman! Follow and be faithful to Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and to nothing or no one else at all. We don't follow, and aren't saved by, a philosophy or philosophies but rather by the one and only personal and Triune living God.
Unfortunately many Trappists have abandoned Latin and every mass you see offered looks like a low mass.No incense or beautiful vestments or vessels.Sad.
@@ryanscottlogan8459 Where do we get the idea that Jesus has such preferences? I love a beautiful and elaborate church full of traditional culture, but a simple and modest liturgical aesthetic is fine as long as it’s reverent.
lease tell head chef The fruitcakes dont contain enough NUT meats! wonderful amount of rainsins but very few NUTS. They have a HEFTY pricetag doesnt justify a 90% raisin content!
May they and all religious orders return to the Traditional Latin Mass (and the traditional Rites of their orders) along with traditional fasting and abstinence which always underscored the work of those in monasteries.
Praise God for your commitment to the Lord! My prayers for you. Please pray for our country so we can keep our freedoms and President Trump. Thank you!
It really sounds very justified to start working after 4 hours devoted to your inner deeds instead of jumping up from the bed, having a quick coffee, and running as crazy to the office to come there unable to think properly, no saying about the inner thoughts. It's so nice to have time for meditation when no one hurries you up or pulls you!
@@angelahull9064 have you ever woke up at midnight or some other hour of the night and found yourself awake for a time before you can fall back to sleep? Have you ever considered the possibility that God might be calling you to prayer at that late hour; to sanctify the darkness and bring souls to Him?? What happens in a Monastery is quite similar. The only difference that the time of prayer is set by the Order’s Rule of Life.
@@TheYoungProdigal I wake up for several hours nearly every night or cannot fall asleep till very late. Would be great if I don't have to start working in the morning...
John, I agree I was there twice and twice left as a Postulant. Not a nice place Novice master was a tyrant and screamed and shouted when I told him I wanted to leave. I did gladly and shook the dust on my shoes.
Why? Latin is a magical language? A pagan language. If it shoud be in other language it would be hebrew or aramaic, the language that Jesus spoke. The vocations jn the church were already in decline before the Concílio.
God is in charge not Latin mass. You sound like Muslims who only pray in Arabic even if they don't understand what they are talking about. God speaks all languages because he wants us to know him and understand him
God sent his Son, Jesus, who established His Church so that we could learn from one another about God. Serving one another humbly, learning from one another and helping one another avoid sin is a crucial part of Jesus’ plan to save us. The grace to do these things comes from Him alone. He bestowed on His apostles the power to forgive sin and preach His gospel. All of this is done by Him, but through us. We must learn from each other.
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