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Monastic life

Purpose

Purpose

All Christian life consists in living in an intimate relationship with the divine and human person of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Monastic observances

Monastic observances

Cistercian Trappist monastic life is characterised by a contemplative life according to the Rule of Saint Benedict, with no apostolate other than that of prayer.

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Ora et labora

Ora et labora

“…St Benedict of Nursia proposed that his monks live in community, combining prayer and reading with manual labour (Ora et labora).

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Agriculture

Agriculture

Working the land is one of the fundamental pillars of monastic life.

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