It includes chastity and holding all possessions in common. It calls us to common prayer as well as private prayer, mutual service and silence. Obedience is the promise to listen to God with an open heart and with the willingness to act on what we hear. In particular, it binds us to listen attentively to what God is making known in the Scripture, the Rule, through our brothers and through those whom we choose to place in authority. Some feel drawn in their hearts to explore the journey of monastic life.
Vocation is never a finished thing.
Perhaps God is inviting you to explore more deeply the possibility of monastic vocation. Grahamstown 6141 South Africa Tel. Last updated August 2000.