Becoming a benidictine???

Question

Has any one ever been or thought of joining the Benidictine order??

What was it like?? Why did you choose not to join?

Also does anybody know any Benedictine Monks?

Answer 1

Hi!

I am very interested in Benedictine Monasticism. I know several Benedictines, and have stayed at several Benedictine abbeys in the UK.

One of my university chaplains is a Benedicitne, indeed he is my Spiritual Director. I also know one other Benedictine very well.

Have you ever visiteda Benedictine Monastary? They are very peaceful very prayerful places. They are all different - no two monestarys are alike! Obviously monks pray Vigils, Lauds, Prayer during the Day, Vespers and Compline daily. They also engage in Lectio Devina (Sacred Reading of the bible - a form of listening) and private prayer.

There is a wonderful sense of community at Benedictine abbeys. All of the monks get on very well with each other, and all of the monks are unique. Each monastary will have it's characters, all monks are valued and are unique and wonderful people.

If you want to find out more I suggest you visit a monestary. Email the guestmaster of a monastery and explain that you want to visit for a few days to find out more. Monasterys are good at this and this is part of their ministery.

I also suggest looking at websites. http://www.downside.co.uk/abbey/news.html is the website of a Benedictine monestary near Bath, England. It is very good, very informative, and is updated regularly! Also read the Rule of St Benedict. The opening chapters are very good, and are a good guide for life to general. I hasten to add though that it is not interpreted literally. Monks do eat meat, they also drink less than half a bottle of wine a day.

I have considered becoming a Benedictine monk, and indeed it may well happen. However I am currently also exploring the vocation to marriage with a very good friend of mine. This does not mean that I hold any grudges against Benedictine life (Which i heartily commend), it just means that it may not be for me.

If you want more info don't hesitate to email me - I would be delighted to help.

Answer 2

I go to a college founded by Benedictine Monks, and have gotten the opportunity to many of them real well. Being a Benedictine Monk is a great decision of one's life because one the the vows they take is the vow of stability, which means they will stay, serve, and pray at the Monestary of Abbey they have decided to join. The Abbey becomes their home.

A Benedictine Monk's typical day revolves around prayer and work. Most Benedictines pray 6 to 8 times a day either as a group or personally and also attend daily Mass. The rest of the day they work, however, they also believe that everything worth doing is worth doing well, so the work they do is slow, steady, and accurate. Some of the monks I know work by teaching, coaching, working in the administration office, cleaning up the Basillica, looking after the garden, and even writing parking tickets around campus. For the most part though, they live to serve God, by following the Rule of Saint Benedict which is not that long and an easy read. What makes the Benedictine's stand out from other orders is that they put a huge emphasis on Listening.

So if you are interested, I suggest you visit a monestary or abbey sometime. Part of the Benedictine rule is to be Hospitible to all guest for they are either messengers of God, sent by God, or just one of God's children that just wanted to drop by, there is no pressure to join for it takes years to take your final vows. If you want more information check my source.

Answer 3

I had never heard of this religion...nope, never been nor thought about joining. I don't know what it's like. I choose not to join, because I already have a spiritual belief that works for me and most people that I know. I don't know any benedictine monks. There were a whole lot of questions in those three little lines. Whew!

Answer 4

I am Franciscan. I don't know any Benedictines, or if I do I don't realize they are Benedictine. But Benedict's rule, like Pachomius' and Basil's set down a very stable form of life for nearly two thousand years. In a sense, the Benedictines are the Catholic Churches Amish.

I will pray for you as you "work and pray."

Answer 5

No Benedictine monk will ever tell you that he is a 'true servant of the Lord', as poster Bill claims. I wonder if he has even met any monks? If he had, he would know that Saint Benedict himself said, "In the school of the Lord's service we are beginners all our lives."

Answer 6

Why don't you go on line and get some info about the Order. You can always go on a retreat at a Monastary also and see if you are interested. You could certainly speak to real priests there with any questions and get some info. Some even have visitor times. Check around. You are talking about a life long committement.

No idea what the heck poster Bill above is even talking about or referring to lol.

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Answer 8

Monks generally reject the doctrine of the New Jerusalem. They can't admit that Swedenborg might have been a servant of the Lord but they will tell you that they are true servants.

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Answer 9

There was an order back where I use to live...they work tirelessly for to help the poor and downtrodden.

Answer 10

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