BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://laycisterciansofgethsemani.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lay Cistercians of Gethsemani Abbey
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241114
DTSTAMP:20260525T200010
CREATED:20241110T102421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241110T102421Z
UID:12822-1731456000-1731542399@laycisterciansofgethsemani.org
SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - All Benedictine Saints
DESCRIPTION:IN PRAISE OF \nTHE MONASTIC VOCATION \nFrom “The Golden Epistle” by William of St-Thierry4 \n◊◊◊ \nSurely it is right to feast in the Lord and rejoice because the fairest part of \nthe Christian religion\, which seemed to come into close contact with heaven\, has \nreturned to life after having died\, has been found after being lost. \nOur ears had heard tell of it\, but we did not believe\, we read in books of it \nand marveled at the ancient glory of the solitary life and at the great grace of God \nmanifested in it; when suddenly we found it in the clearings of a wood\, on \nGod’s mountain\, on the fertile mountain\, where the fair places of the desert now \nwax fat on its richness and the hills are girt with exultation. \nFor there\, through you it now offers itself to all and in you it displays itself. \nHitherto unknown\, it stands revealed in a few simple men. He who brings it \namong us is the same who by means of a few simple men subjected the whole \nworld to himself\, to the amazement of that world. “Do not be afraid then\, you\, \nmy little flock\,” says the Lord\, “but show utter trust\, because your Father has \ndetermined to give you his kingdom”… It is not for you to concern yourselves \nfeebly with the ordinary commandments nor to give your attention only to what \nGod lays down as of obligation; you must seek his desires\, fulfill in yourselves \nwhat is God’s will\, the good thing\, the desirable thing\, the perfect thing. \nIt is for others to serve God\, it is for you to cling to him; it is for others to \nbelieve in God\, know him\, love him and revere him; it is for you to taste him\, \nunderstand him\, be acquainted with him\, enjoy him. \nThis is no slight matter\, no easy goal; but he who\, in his love\, makes you \nsuch promises is almighty and good. He will be faithful in fulfilling them and \nuntiring in giving help. To those who in their great love for him pledge \nthemselves to great things and\, believing and trusting in his grace\, undertake \nwhat is beyond their own strength\, he imparts both the will and the desire; and \nhe follows up the grace to will by bestowing also the power to achieve. Let the \ncalumniator calumniate as he will: if a person faithfully does what is humanly \npossible for him to do\, God himself in his mercy will give judgment for his poor \none\, will champion his cause\, because the person did what he could. \nYet…let all exaltation be far from the opinion you have of yourselves. \nConsider [others] as being far above you in strength and admire their glory\, \nthose who are mighty with both hands – who use their left hand as readily as \ntheir right. As long as they are allowed\, they love to stay inside and devote their \nleisure with all devotion to the contemplation of truth in charity; then when \nnecessity summons or duty impels\, they go out without a moment’s hesitation to \ngive themselves to the practice of charity in truth. \nRather\, in fear and trembling work out your own salvation. Do not \nwonder what others are like but\, to the best of your ability\, what they may \nbecome through your influence; not only those who are now alive but also those \nwho will come after you and take you as their models in the pursuit of their \nvocation. For it is from you\, from your example\, from your authority that all the \nfuture of this holy Order in these parts will derive its character.
URL:https://laycisterciansofgethsemani.org/event/vigils-reading-all-benedictine-saints-2/
CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR