Rite & Reason: The regime at Our Lady of Silence will be removed from the austerities of La Trappe. The rules on diet, work and silence itself have been greatly relaxed although the monastic day remains divided into work, study and prayer
Rite & Reason: The regime at Our Lady of Silence will be removed from the austerities of La Trappe. The rules on diet, work and silence itself have been greatly relaxed although the monastic day remains divided into work, study and prayer
The Cistercians, inspired by St Bernard of Clairvaux, grew from the Benedictine tradition to bring 500 years of order, discipline and uniformity to European and Irish monasticism. Medieval Cistercians were distinguished by their extraordinary agricultural skills, soaring Gothic architecture and their ability to adapt to local realpolitik.
Today, although some monasteries have novices seeking the contemplative life, falling numbers and ageing communities have had to be rationalised. Abbot general Bernardus Peeters, who leads the General Chapter in Rome, initiated a review of the Irish foundations in 2023 which sought to find a way forward in consultation with the monks themselves.
Long before modern rehabilitative services, Melleray was acknowledged for administering “the cure” for alcoholism. James Joyce refers to Melleray’s hospitality in his short story The Dead: “How bracing the air, how kind and generous the monks who never seek a penny from their guests,” hostess Mary Jane tells those gathered over dinner to celebrate Little Christmas.
Today there are about 160 Trappist monasteries around the world, with about 1,800 monks and 1,600 nuns. Not all Cistercians, however, are Trappists. The Order of Cistercians of the Common Observance, which did not embrace De Rancé’s 19th-century rule, has 74 monasteries in 11 congregations across the world.
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