#oblate

Durante la premiazione del Premio “La città sul Ponte” organizzata dal Gruppo Scrittori Firenze, di cui ho parlato in un post del 22 dicembre, Ugo De Vita – scrittore e attore – ha presentato una riflessione sulla vita di Pier Paolo Pasolini, a 50 anni dal suo barbaro assassinio accompagnato da interventi di Massimiliano Cardini e Niccolò Morelli. Si tratta di un evento in un tempo unico legato…

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ora et labora…pt 4

I have not arrived…I have merely touched down The next question is, now that you are an Oblate, what do you do with it? That’s a good question, but to say I can answer it, beyond a “pat” answer, would be untrue. Br. Jerome Leo, of St Mary’s Monastery, recently wrote these words in his daily Rule of St. Benedict reflection: It is very necessary, in stating that we seek God, to admit that we…

ora et labora…pt 3

I had several questions yesterday about what that year of study involved, so I thought I start by answering that. As an Oblate, you are required to fulfill several duties daily. These are as follows: Pray daily the Liturgy of the HoursRead from the Rule of St. Benedict each dayPractice Lectio Divina each day. (This is a meditative reading from Scripture or other religious writings)Participate…