The Monks of Adoration
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A monastic community dedicated to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. A semi-contemplative community in the Diocese of Great Falls, Montana.
This adoration is offered in a spirit of Reparation recalling the words of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus to St. Margaret Mary that from most people He receives scorn and neglect in
response to the Gift of His Love.
The Reparation is offered to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, His Mother who cares for Him so.
The Monks strive, as it were, to make up for, to repair and to console, by their love, the Hearts of Jesus and Mary for the neglect and forgetfulness Jesus experiences in the Blessed Sacrament.
Our Patron is Saint Joseph. May he help us be manly, skillful and dedicated men serving the Church with all our strength.
SAINT
JOSEPH
WORKER
PATRON OF THE CHURCH
CARPENTER
Monks have always been men of both prayer and penance. We strive to endure the sufferings and annoying things that happen and offer them for Eucharistic Reparation. We strive to live a life of peace and quiet. We avoid arguments and self-defense. We all contribute to a peaceful and harmonious household very much in keeping with the Rule of St. Augustine
.Thanks to our benefactors we have our "Mary’s Bread" collection by which we have forwarded several thousand dollars from our benefactors to Catholic Missionaries in Africa to feed the starving.
Our work includes household chores, gardening, writing, maintaining our web site, doing our quaterly newsletter, "The Tabernacle"and maintaining a Catholic bookshop at the Monastery, answering prayer requeststs that come by post phone and daily by e-mail. Listening to those who come to the Monastery and need a friend with whom to talk.
Time is given for spiritual reading and sacred study and classes are part of a Monk's formation. We focus our studies on the various aspects of the charism of our community. We also give sufficient time to exercise each day and have a well-researched healthful vegetarian diet.
Soon we will be transferring from the Diocese of Venice in Florida to the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana! The state they call Big Sky Country because the wide open spaces, the mountains in the distance and the beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Bishop Michael W. Warfel welcomed us and for that we are very grateful. We are going to the land of the great missionary and explorer who Father DeSmet offerred the first Mass in 1841 in what is now Montana.
In Great Falls our Monastery will be near St. Ann Cathedral and our chapel will be the perpetual Adoration chapel being newly restored. There we will pray and by example hopefully inspire others. We will also join in helping out at the Cathedrals soup kitchen.
The Monks of Adoration need Men and as the bumper speaker reads "Real Men Love Jesus."
We need men who want to adore Jesus their Lord, Brother Best Friend!
Interested? Then contact Brother Craig at 941-474-8914 or monkadorer@verizon.net or write to him at The Monks of Adoration, P.O. Box 2929, Great Falls, MT 59403.
Please visit Brother Craig's Blog
We will be praying for your vocational discernment. Please pray for us as our exciting journey continues.
We are grateful for donations to help us to live our monastic life.We need benefactors to help us do more for the Church! We would be very grateful. Those who wish to receive free our newletter "The Tabernacle" please contact us.
Here are some recommended web sites: http://www.vatican.va, Diocese of Great Falls-Billings
We wish to thank Peter Wagner & RC.NET for sponsoring our website!