“… the Lord seeking His workman in the multitude of the people, to whom He proclaimeth these words, saith again: ‘Who is the man that desireth life and loveth to see good days’ (Ps 33[34]:13)? If hearing this thou answerest, ‘I am he,’ God saith to thee: ‘If thou wilt have true and everlasting life, keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile; turn away from evil and do good; seek after peace and pursue it’ (Ps 33[34]:14-15). And when you shall have done these things, my eyes shall be upon you, and my ears unto your prayers. And before you shall call upon me I will say: ‘Behold, I am here’ (Is 58:9).” –The Holy Rule, Prologue
His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH visits the Monasteries of Our Lady and Saint Laurence
Gaudium magnum! With great joy, on February 1, 2018, the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the Monasteries of Our Lady and Saint Laurence welcomed His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH for his first Hierarchical Visitation to our monks and nuns. His Eminence was accompanied by His Grace Bishop JOHN, Vicar Bishop for the Western Rite.
An Orthodox Way of Life According to the Rule of Saint Benedict
Welcome to our first contribution to this blog. We are Orthodox Benedictine Oblates with the Holy Monasteries of Our Lady and St. Laurence, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, Western Rite Vicariate, in Canon City, Colorado. We are men and women; we are married and single; we are young and seasoned, living in our own homes. We live in the United States from Alaska to Florida and from California to Massachusetts. We live in Brazil, Spain and Russia. Our home parishes include the Greek Orthodox Church, Orthodox Church in America, Antiochian Orthodox Church, and the Russian Orthodox Church. Some of us Oblates have always been Orthodox and others are converts to the Faith. We worship in our home parishes using either the Eastern Rite or the Western Rite.
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