AL MOMENTO ESAURITO
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PublisherLiturgical Press
ISBN-100879079762
ISBN-139780879079765
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Book TitleCistercian Way
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSpirituality, Monasticism, Christian Church / History, Christianity / Catholic
Publication Year1983
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion
AuthorAndre Louf
Book SeriesCistercian Studies
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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ReviewsThis at once traditional and contemporary approach to asceticism, not as self-abnegation but as a system of training basic to monastic experience, helps us to comprehend the fundamental continuity of prayer and work The British Columbia Catholic
Series Volume Number76
Table Of ContentContents Introduction by Dom Celsus Kelly 11 Translator''s Preface Chapter 1 MANY PATHS -- ONE WAY 19 Chapter 2 HISTORY OF THE MONASTIC LIFE 23 1. In the beginning - the Word 23 2. The Word passed on to others 25 3. A developing identity 28 4. St Benedict 29 5. A rule for today 31 6. The reform of Cîteaux 33 7. The spread of the Cistercians 35 8. From Cîteaux to our day 38 Chapter 3 THE FIRST STEPS 45 1. "To leave the world" 45 2. A day in the monk''s life 46 3. First steps in community 49 4. From image to reality 50 5. With God and the brethren 53 Chapter 4 FOLLOWING CHRIST 57 1. The workshop of prayer 57 2. Far from the city 59 3. A school of love 61 4. He humbled himself. . . 61 5. The labour of obedience 64 6. An older brother 67 Chapter 5 A HEART PURIFIED BY THE WORD OF GOD 71 1. Return to your heart 71 2. Lection divina 74 3. The Word awakens the heart 76 Chapter 6 ASCETICIMS - AN EXERCISE IN GRACE 81 1. The meaning of asceticism 81 2. Death and resurrection 82 3. An asceticism of weakness 84 4. The monk''s asceticism: 88 (a) Obedience; (b) Celibacy; (c) Community of Goods; (d) Silence; (e) Watching; (f) Fasting; Chapter 7 LED BY THE SPIRIT 97 1. Ruminating on the word 97 2. The word becomes prayer 98 3. The prayer of a single word 99 4. The interior mansion 101 Chapter 8 "LABORIOUS LEISURE" 109 1. The prayer of the hours 109 2. ". . .let them have specified periods for the manual labour. . ." 112 3. "in all things -rest" 113 4. Work is healing 114 5. The search for balance 116 Chapter 9 THE BATTLE LINE OF BROTHERS 119 1. A lover of the brethren and the place 120 2. The abbot and the seniors 121 3. Community life and solitude 123 4. The apprenticeship of love 125 5. Spiritual friendship 128 6. Everyone has his own gift from God 129 7. Dialogue between brothers 131 8. The paradise of the cloister 132 Chapter 10 WITH MARY, THE MOTHER OF JESUS 135 1. "According to your Word" 135 2. A heart pregnant with the word 136 3. The prophetic word 138 4. Spouse of the Word 140 References 143 Appendix A BASIC TEXTS 147 1. The Exordium of Cîteaux 147 2. The Declaration on the Cistercian Life 149 3. The statue on Unity and Pluralism 151 Appendix B Addresses of Cistercian monasteries 153
SynopsisA sketch of the unique tradition of the 'white monks' as they have sought 'men and women alike' to leave all things to follow the Gospel., A sketch of the unique tradition of the 'white monks' as they have sought-men and women alike-to leave all things to follow the Gospel.
