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As a candidate to become a monastic you should stay at Blue Cliff Monastery for at least three months. In this way, you can have direct experience of monastic and community life, and the sangha can observe whether or not you have a strong monastic volition.
Here is the first big step: applying for candidacy means you are asking the monks of Saint John's Abbey to consider you to become a monk, while you live with them for three months in keen discernment. Candidacy is only a discernment step; candidates are not monks and make no vows. 7. MONASTIC CANDIDACY
15 sty 2020 · Whether you join monastic life through the 5-Years Program or the lifelong commitment, after one year as an aspirant, you will be ordained as a novice monk or nun for around 3 years. Once ordained as a novice, you will be invited to move into the monastic residence to live with the other monks or nuns.
A well-informed faith, daily prayer life, regular sacramental participation, and evidence of a virtuous Christian life. A convert must have been initiated or received into full communion in the Catholic Church for at least one year.
The first step toward becoming a monk is living a virtuous life, living in the state of Sanctifying Grace—which is exactly what every good Catholic should be doing anyway. All men and women are called to love and serve God.
Oblates desire to live as a monk in the world, seeking God by striving to become holy in their everyday life, in their family, and in their workplace. Oblates are associated with a monastic community, offering their lives to God through prayer and service.
A man becomes a monk at our monastery by first exploring Benedictine life which involves visiting our community, sharing in our prayer and work, reflecting on sacred scripture, and listening to God in prayer. We welcome men between ages of 20 to 40, who are confirmed Roman Catholic (or in process of joining the Catholic…
