The Vine and the Branches--Reflection for 6/19/14 apostleshipofprayer Reflection for 6/19/14 New Camaldoli Hermitage (formally called Immaculate Heart Hermitage) is a rural Camaldolese Benedictine …More
The Vine and the Branches--Reflection for 6/19/14
apostleshipofprayer Reflection for 6/19/14
New Camaldoli Hermitage (formally called Immaculate Heart Hermitage) is a rural Camaldolese Benedictine hermitage in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, California, in the United States. The Camaldolese branch of the Benedictine family was founded by St. Romuald in the late 10th century.[1]
The hermitage was founded in 1958 by two monks from the motherhouse in Camaldoli in northern Italy, who had spent two years searching for a site that combined solitude and natural beauty. It is located at an altitude of approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters), and is approached by a winding two-mile road, which gives the visitor a clear view of the landscape.
apostleshipofprayer Reflection for 6/19/14
New Camaldoli Hermitage (formally called Immaculate Heart Hermitage) is a rural Camaldolese Benedictine hermitage in the Santa Lucia Mountains of Big Sur, California, in the United States. The Camaldolese branch of the Benedictine family was founded by St. Romuald in the late 10th century.[1]
The hermitage was founded in 1958 by two monks from the motherhouse in Camaldoli in northern Italy, who had spent two years searching for a site that combined solitude and natural beauty. It is located at an altitude of approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters), and is approached by a winding two-mile road, which gives the visitor a clear view of the landscape.
St. Romuald’s Brief Rule
Sit in your cell as in paradise.
Put the whole world behind you and forget it.
Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.
The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and …More
St. Romuald’s Brief Rule
Sit in your cell as in paradise.
Put the whole world behind you and forget it.
Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.
The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and to understand them with your mind.
And if your mind wanders as you read, do not give up; hurry back and apply your mind to the words once more.
Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor.
Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him.
- From The Mystery of Romuald and The Five Brothers by Thomas Matus, O.S.B. Cam., A publication of Source Books and Hermitage Books, 1994
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Camaldoli_Hermitage
Sit in your cell as in paradise.
Put the whole world behind you and forget it.
Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.
The path you must follow is in the Psalms—never leave it. If you have just come to the monastery, and in spite of your good will you cannot accomplish what you want, take every opportunity you can to sing the Psalms in your heart and to understand them with your mind.
And if your mind wanders as you read, do not give up; hurry back and apply your mind to the words once more.
Realize above all that you are in God’s presence, and stand there with the attitude of one who stands before the emperor.
Empty yourself completely and sit waiting, content with the grace of God, like the chick who tastes nothing and eats nothing but what his mother brings him.
- From The Mystery of Romuald and The Five Brothers by Thomas Matus, O.S.B. Cam., A publication of Source Books and Hermitage Books, 1994
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Camaldoli_Hermitage