Monastic Life
Monastic Life
“ For we brought nothing into this world , and it is certain we can carry nothing out .” ( 1Timothy 6:7 )
Monastic life is a way of leaving worldly life to stay with the our Lord Jesus Christ . The goal of it is to attain Christian perfection . It is the beginning of a new life that resembles angels . People who choose this way of life discipline the desires of the flesh and live in harmony with one another in a monastery . The monastery setting is of a spiritual community . It encompasses a group of ascetics who came together under the leadership of a spiritually experienced head , called the abbot , to learn and practice the true ascetic life . spiritual discipline . Monks control the bodily desires through lots of fasting , prayers , and hard physical labor to discipline the works of the flesh . Funeral prayer is to be prayed on each one of them since they died from the world . Hermits are monks living in solitude . Some of them dwell in caves . Many of them spend the weekdays by themselves . However , they gather in their monasteries to celebrate the holy liturgies with their brothers every Sunday . May the Lord God help all of us to live a life that glorifies His holy name through the intersession of the mother of God Saint Mary and Saint Stephen . Amen
Ascetic is defined as practicing strict selfdenial as a measure of
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