Did you Know??? Because the symbolism of the Habit is so significant, there are special prayers that accompany each part.
Tunic: "Cloth me O Lord with the man who has been created according to God in Justice and Holiness of Truth" Cincture: "Gird me O Lord with the cincture of gladness. Cleanse me and purify my heart that the virtues of Continence and Chastity may ever abide with me" Scapular: "O Lord you said 'my yoke is easy and my burden is light', grant that I may accept it with that I may receive the reward of my labor" Cowl (hood): "Place O Lord the Helmet of Salvation upon my head that I may overcome the assault of the devil"
At Saint Vincent Archabbey many of our monks are involved in our College Apostolate. Some serve as Professors in departments such as Theology, Philosophy, Mathematics, English, Science or Business, while others work in the Library or Campus Ministry. Needless to say, our Benedictine Heritage influences the way that we educate our students as a WHOLE human person, Body, Mind, and Soul.
Thus, this series of posts will focus on the 10 Hallmarks of a Benedictine Education.
10. Community: call for service to the common good and respect for the individual Benedictine monastic community is rooted in a particular place in which mutual service, especially in the mundane areas of everyday life, is demanded of everyone with no other reward than the building up of the community. Yet for Benedictines community also stretches across time and place. There is an awareness of community with the past, with the millennia-old tradition, with past community members and friends of the monastery, with the communion of saints. There is also solidarity with other communities across the world, monastic and non-monastic, Christian and non- Christian, religious and non-religious, that make practical efforts to foster human well-being. Though directly grounded in a particular place, the commitments and aspirations of Benedictine life are catholic and universal, rather than provincial. (Click "Read More" to continue reading this post)
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