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a ministry
of prayer... |
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...Ours is a spiritual ministry, a ministry of prayer. |
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...Monks ought to relate their lives to
their prayers, or else they will be living a divided life. |
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...The salvific
Mysteries which we celebrate over the liturgical year may be called the
'monastic rosary'. |
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...We must 'link
together' our sessions of community prayer with 'chains' of personal
meditation. |
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...Prayer, meditation
and surrender to God are necessary to be able to accept just or unjust
accusations without retaliation. |
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...During community prayer, it is
better to listen with your heart than with your mind. |
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...Rather than complain
about external noise during spiritual reading, a monk should try to
immerse himself in what he is reading. |
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...Writing about contemplation rather than
doing it is a deviation. |
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...Congregations of contemplatives are
'prayer-organs' in the Body of Christ. |
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...Our prayer services
are in danger of becoming formalities if not enriched, supported and
extended by personal prayer. |
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...Lectio Divina*
is an ascesis of the mind that opens the heart to the presence of
God |
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(* Lectio Divina =
reading in a spiritual and meditative manner; ascesis =
self-discipline, Ed) |
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