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The
first step in discernment is an observership. The objective of this
step is to allow the observer to see our life from another point of
view. This step fosters an understanding of God, the community, and most importantly an experience of personal goodness. If the result of this period is one of increased hope, desire for monastic life and love for the community, the formators of the community invite the observer to return for the postulancy. |
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Observer | Goal:
To discern and test the desire for monastic life. Procedure: Discussions with the vocations director and visiting the community, culminating in a extended visit. Time: One year or more |
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"Taste and see that the ------Lord is good ."
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Practices
and Observances (which foster the spiritual experience of the observer) 1. Work, solitude, liturgy, and prayer. 2. Renunciation of self and surrender to the work and will of God. 3. Learning about monastic values, especially the role of lectio divina, the spiritual father, spiritual friendship, and cistercian simplicity. 4. Living in community. |
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| -[vocations] godseeking@newclairvaux.org -[monastic life retreat] mlr@newclairvaux.org ---[address & phone] | ||||||||||||
| Abbey of New Clairvaux P.O. Box 80 Vina, CA 96092-0080 ----(530) 839-2434 |
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