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THE
WORLD SHOULD CONFORM TO THE WORD OF GOD,
NOT
THE WORD OF GOD COMPROMISED TO CONFORM TO THE WORLD.
OF GOD COMPROMISED TO CON
“And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
the good and
acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)
ESTABLISHED IN THE YEAR 36 A.D., THE CELTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IS
THE OLDEST ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE WEST
Orthodox
Church
A TRADITIONAL, WESTERN RITE, MONASTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
IN TOLEDO, OHIO
Holy Trinity Celtic
Orthodox Monastery
Celtic Orthodox Benedictine Fathers
A MONASTIC COMMUNITY OF STRICT OBSERVANCE
A BEACON OF LIGHT SHINNING AMID THE DARKNESS
E-MAIL: amdg@bex.net
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The Celtic Orthodox Benedictine
Fathers are a traditional, Western Rite, Orthodox Monastic Community of strict
observance.
The Celtic Orthodox Benedictine
Fathers are a 'Mendicant' order. The
word Mendicant means beggar so the Celtic Orthodox Benedictine Monks own
nothing at all and receive no compensation for their Priestly and religious
ministry. The Monks are supported by
the love offerings of the people who wish to cooperate with the Monks in
serving the poor and wish to help support the Monastery. Mendicant Monks never live better than the
people they serve. We live and work in
the poor areas where are found the people we serve. Our Motto is
“WITH THE POOR PEOPLE OF THIS EARTH WE CAST OUR FATE.”
We do not sleep in beds rather
we sleep on a mat on the floor to show solidarity with the poor who have no
place to sleep or call home and to be one with the Christ who had no place to
lay His head. We believe we cannot
understand the poor unless we share their fate. We cannot relate to the poor unless we share their
circumstances. We cannot minister to
the poor unless we are one with them in feeling what it means to be
disenfranchised and live the 'solitary life' imposed upon them. They are not alone, we stand with them. We
are not alone because the Christ stands with us all, embracing us all in His
Love and Providence, to the glory of God the Father.
We believe in our Heavenly
Father and our Lord Jesus Christ for our "daily bread" and receive by
faith the blessings of God's Word. By
our example we teach others to rely on God's providence and to receive by faith
sufficiency for the day. We receive by
faith according to the love of God revealed in Christ Jesus and we have never
been disappointed in our hope. Neither
have our people, who place their trust in God, been disappointed in their hope
as they receive their daily bread from the Father's bounty through Christ our
Lord. We give thanks and praise as we
rejoice in the Father's love received in, with and through our Lord Jesus the
Christ. The God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ sent His son to be our salvation in this world and in the next.
A
POWERHOUSE OF PRAYER
The Celtic Orthodox Benedictine
Monastery is a powerhouse of prayer.
Celtic Orthodox Benedictine Monks rise at Midnight to worship God with
Psalms and prayer.
There is the Divine Liturgy
each morning. At intervals through out the day the Monks pause to continue the
prayers of the ancient church, praising God with Psalms and Scripture Readings.
CELTIC ORTHODOX WORSHIP IS HOLISTIC
Worship in the Celtic Orthodox Church is "Holistic", meaning
we pray with our
bodies, our minds, and our souls and with our entire being.
Worship in the
Celtic Orthodox Church is not a spectator sport where a person can sit
and watch
but not participate.
Our worship is complete with the bows, partial prostrations and
kneeling so
common in the ancient church in the West and as taught by Holy
Scripture.
During the Divine Liturgy we remove our shoes, “for the ground upon
which we walk is holy ground.”
Our Liturgy is all in English. So important is Scripture to us, that in
our Liturgy we have three
Readings rather than the two Readings more commonly found.
We are aware of our role in the Mystical Body of Christ. We
pray for our
ancestors and pray God they will pray for us. We know death
cannot separate us
from our brothers and sisters in the Communion of Saints. We
honor Mary as the
Mother of the Church. Mary is the Mother of the Christ and our
Mother in faith.
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