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Monastic Opportunities
Glory to Jesus Christ!
Glory to Him forever!
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
When we think about monasticism all sorts of images come to
mind.
We picture monks in black robes with long beards walking
silently to the chapel for prayers. We see nuns with covered
heads walking side-by-side in two straight lines as they
disappear through the doors of the monastery.
We imagine all sorts of things about monasticism.
Regardless of whatever we may imagine, and regardless of
whatever we may think about our images of monasticism, one
fact remains: the monks are witnesses.
Women and men who take seriously their baptismal commitment
and live that commitment radically -- these men and women
are monks. The monk internalizes and lives the liturgical
command to “commit ourselves and one another and our whole
life to Christ our God.” The monk is the icon of Christian
perfection.
Are you courageous enough to show our culture what Christian
perfection really looks like, right here, right now?
Are you selfless enough to possess nothing of your own in
the face of a consumerist culture that teaches you to
determine your self-worth based on your net-worth?
Are you in love with Jesus Christ enough to consecrate the
gift of your sexuality to him in the face of a culture that
sensationalizes non-commitment and indulgent sexuality?
Are you dedicated enough to accept a life of total obedience
to the Gospel in the face of a culture that glorifies “me
and my way” as the only means to a so-called happy life?
To be a monk means to love passionately, to pray fervently
and to live boldly the total commitment to Jesus Christ and
to his Gospel of life. Our culture desperately needs the
monk to show us what a relationship with God really looks
like.
Our church needs the monks to show us what that relationship
really looks like. The way the monks worship together shows
the church how to pray. The way the monks live together,
work together and hold all things in common show the church
how to be community. The monks show the church how to be
church.
So, if you have a deep personal relationship with God, love
your Byzantine Catholic Church, and desire to live that love
radically, maybe monasticism is for you.
Please spend some time exploring this site, and if you have
any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I
would love to talk with you. Above all, continue to pray,
and be assured of my prayers for you. “Be not afraid!”
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Very Rev. Archpriest Dennis Hrubiak
Director of Vocations
See Bishop John's special invitation: Monasticism - the
'very soul of the ... church' on the Event/News "Voice of the
Shepherd" link.
MONASTIC OPPORTUNITITES FOR WOMEN
Byzantine Nuns
Queen of Heaven Monastery
8640 Squires Lane N.E.
Warren, OH 44484
Telephone: (330) 856-1813
Fax: (330) 856-9528
www.benedictinebyzantine.org
Holy Annunciation Carmelite Monastery
403 West County Road
Sugarloaf, PA 18249
Telephone: (570) 788-1205
Fax: (570) 788-3329
Sisters of Saint Basil the Great
Mount Saint Macrina Monastery
500 West Main Street
P.O. Box 878
Uniontown, PA 15401-0878
Telephone: (724) 438-8644
Fax: (724) 438-8660
www.sistersofstbasil.org
MONASTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEN
Basilian Fathers of Mariapoch
360 Monastery Lane
Matawan, NJ 07747-9703
Telephone: (732) 566-8445
Franciscans, OFM
Holy Dormition Monastery
P.O. Box 270
Sybertsville, PA 18251
Telephone: (570) 788-1212
Fax: (570) 788-2431
Holy Trinity Monastery
134 Trinity Lane
P.O. Box 990
Butler, PA 16003-0990
Telephone: (724) 287-4461
Fax: (724) 287-6160
Saint Francis Monastery
9443 Sharondale Road
Calimesa, CA 92320
Telephone: (909) 795-0848
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