Beging your journey toward becoming a Trappist. Read vocation stories from monks and nuns, find answers, and connect with a vocation director.
Brother Joseph’s Solemn Profession On June 3, we celebrated with great joy the solemn profession of our Brother Joseph Paez. His family and friends joined us in prayer and celebration as he promised himself to Christ Jesus our Lord. Br. Joseph, the words of the prophet Hosea have been going through my mind in preparation ... Read more
Santa Rita Abbey is a Cistercian monastery, a school of charity and of the Lord’s service, a community of Sisters where love of God, neighbor, and all creation come together in a life of prayer, sincere conversion, humble service, simplicity and joy.
Life as a Trappist balances spiritual, intellectual and physical with days punctuated by prayer and worship, sacred study, and simple work.
"During that week I had felt a similar inner resonance to my first experience, and, so far as it was up to me, I knew I had found my home."
Father Robert Barnes talks with the Arlington Catholic Herald about life at the Trappist monastery in Berryville, Va. https://youtu.be/GqR7ll2ljD4?feature=shared The monastery is home to brothers who live a life of prayer and work according to the Rule of Saint Benedict. The men act as stewards of their 1200 acre property and invite everyone to visit the monastery for prayer and spiritual renewal in the Shenandoah valley. To learn more go to https://www.virginiatrappists.org/ and https://www.trappists.org/trappist-life/ #MovieMonday #trappist #ShenandoahValley #Virginia #prayer #ruleofstbenedict
Mother Sofia's vocation story.
The Liturgy of the Hours or Divine Office is a practice where we gather seven times a day to chant prayers and listen prayerfully to the word of God.
"The prospect of marriage, children, an upper middle class life- suddenly not enough. I sensed that the Lord was calling me to the monastery.
We warmly welcome newcomers to Trappist monastic life. In keeping with St. Benedict’s rule, we require careful discernment before joining our community.
The monks of New Melleray Abbey offer caskets and urns that are crafted in the rural quiet of the monastery, by hands accustomed to prayer. Allow our rich
Im very proud of this- dont know what else to say. #digitalart #art #sketches
Vocation by Rabindranath Tagore is a perfect tour into the mind of a child. This poem shows our inner-most needs. This poem is also a reminder to all the grown-ups that how these needs are curtailed by the parameters of the societal norms.
Trappist ales are a style of beer brewed by Trappist monks, mainly in Belgium. They tend to be very flavorful, complex and delicious. The name "Trappist"
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Beer connoisseurs hold the top-fermented, bottle-conditioned brown ales from this brewery in the highest regard – they are peerless.
Supposedly the best beer in the world is made here.
