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We are a diverse community of Christ centered people
seeking the will of God above all else through what seems an unlikely
path, an ancient monastic tradition under the guidance of a1500 year old
rule for monks. We live our lives trying to order them according to The
Rule of St. Benedict in the tradition of the Cistercian (Trappist) monks.
We give ourselves over to the seeking of God’s will
in our lives through spiritual formation that leads us to become people of
prayer, practicing the Liturgy of the Hours, Lectio Divina (or Spiritual
Reading), praying often and listening to the silence that we may receive
through Grace the gift of a contemplative prayer life.
We remain active in our faith communities as well as
the community of Lay Cistercians we belong to and reach out to help build
community for others interested in our way of life.
We study the Rule of Benedict and the Cistercian
values seeking insight to ourselves and letting them mold our modern lives
towards simplicity, silence, prayer and community.
We exist with the blessing of The Abbey of
Gethsemani and are guided by their counsel to ensure our lay Cistercian
presence in the world reflects the monastic call to love and sacrifice
through work and prayer for God Alone.
Excerpted from the prologue to the Rule; a summation of our calling:
“Listen Carefully…Let us get up…Let us open our eyes…Our ears…to the voice
from heaven that every day calls out…seeking His workmen…the Lord calls
out”:
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