Questions About Charism Of Benedictine [ Osb ] Nuns

[Fr. Antony Maria OSB]

Thank you NazFarmer ! But where is the link  you've mentioned about a Dominican monastery ?

 

By the way , this thread is for information to help another person who has no internet or computer !

 

Foiled by technology again! My goodness do I have trouble with this stuff, lol. Here's the link (hopefully): http://www.lindenopnuns.org

 

And I correct my previous statement, then: good luck to your friend in her discernment!

 

God bless!

Br. Antony Maria

[God's Beloved]

Thanks to each one of your for all the information ! it's been helpful.

 

How is Poverty understood in the monasteries with different spiritualities ?  I'm asking this specially because in ancient monastic traditions  a general promise or vow to lead monastic life was sufficient . It is during the middle ages that these got defined into the evangelical counsels of Obedience , Poverty, Chastity.

[God's Beloved]

Seems like  I'll have to wait for the Pope's New Encyclical on Poverty to get my answer !

 

http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/new-encyclical-to-clarify-poverty-vows-cardinal-says/

 

Rome, Italy, Sep 5, 2013 / 04:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new encyclical that is being written by Pope Francis will help address how to live out a vow of poverty in the modern world, according to one cardinal.

“How to define poverty is not easy today because it’s not a question of radical poverty,” Cardinal Prosper Grech, an Augustinian friar, told CNA Sept. 3, “but an encyclical on poverty will help all religious orders to define how to really live poverty in our societies.”

In May, an Italian bishop revealed on his diocesan website that the Holy Father is working on an encyclical entitled, “Blessed Are the Poor.”

The Pope’s first encyclical, “The Light of Faith,” was released in July and drew upon previous work from his predecessor, Benedict XVI.

Cardinal Grech, co-founder of the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum in Rome, believes that an encyclical would help to “define our stance on poverty.”

The definition of poverty is different depending on where one lives, the 87-year-old friar explained.

“Poverty in Africa means one thing and poverty in the United States or Europe means another,” he said. “It’s a question of proportion.” He added that a lack of private property is among the root causes of poverty.

Laity will also benefit from the document, he noted.

“We live in such a secularized society,” he explained. “Discos and nightclubs are not the best places to get vocations from.”

In March, Cardinal Grech led the mediation prayer for the conclave that elected Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis.

After his election, Pope Francis jokingly told Cardinal Grech, “Well, you gave us a very good talk, but just see what has come out of it!”

“Well, we aren’t all infallible like yourself, you know,” Cardinal Grech replied. “We do make mistakes.”

Before his election to the papacy, Cardinal Bergoglio was known for his simple and humble lifestyle when he served as Archbishop of Buenos Aires. He would take public transportation, visit the slums and lived in a very simple apartment.

As Pope, he has chosen to live in an apartment in the Saint Martha House among Vatican workers rather than the traditional Papal Palace.

[God's Beloved]

I have some questions about the OSB monasteries for nuns:

 

1. General understanding of their Charism .

2. Reliable versions of the Rule of St. Benedict.

3. Spirituality of those Without an active apostolate outside the monastery grounds.

4. Scripture passages that can help someone I know who is discerning this vocation.

5. Contemplative prayer in relation to OSB Charism. How is it different from other monastic Charisms.

 

 

Any previous threads related to this topic ?

 

Thanks in anticipation !

 

 

Thanks to each one of you for answering most of the queries !

 

Question 4. awaits a response . Any monastics  here who find particular Scripture passages helpful to  get a feel of monastic life and to discern  whether one is called to such a life ?

 

I guess  these would be along the lines of  desert spirituality  or contrast between  love of God and attachments in the world .............?  Or seeking the Truth ?  Or Quenching one's thirst for God ?  .....or Atonement for own sins or sins of the world ?