A WEEK OF EXPLORATION OF THE BENEDICTINE MONASTIC LIFE
The Enquirers’ Week
Have you noticed young men in your church/diocese who seem to pray deeply or who have a particularly strong interest in their spiritual development? Do they ask soul-searching questions about themselves? Do you know of a young man who has a longing to seek a deeper knowledge of himself and of God? Perhaps this man has a vocation to the monastic life.
We would like to alert all of you to a special programme that the monastery is hosting in November. We invite all single men with no dependent children who are seeking a life of prayer to come to Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery in Grahamstown for a week of exploration of the Benedictine monastic life. The dates of the programme are the 25th to the 30th of November 2008.
The participants will experience the daily round of prayers of the community as well as its work and ministry. The participants will learn some of the wisdom offered by St. Benedict as expressed in his Rule. The participants will also have opportunities to speak to the members of the community getting first hand accounts about monastic life and how it is lived today. And perhaps one young man will find his vocation as a monk of the Order of the Holy Cross at Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery.
There is no fee for the week. Three meals a day and all accommodation are provided by the monastery. All one has to bring is comfortable and work clothes, a Bible and one’s desire for God. We will provide the rest.
For more information or to make a reservation please contact:
Br. Andrew Colquhoun or Br. John Forbis
Mariya uMama weThemba Monastery
PO Box 6013
Grahamstown 6141
(046)622-8111
Fax: (046)622-6424
andrew [at] umaria [dot] co [dot] za (andrew [at] umaria [dot] co [dot] za)
john [at] umaria [dot] co [dot] za (john [at] umaria [dot] co [dot] za)
