Monastic life is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. The Acts of the Apostles give evidence of the beginnings of monastic life. By the second and third centuries, the Desert Fathers of Egypt had emerged as the leaders of this ascetical way of life and prayer. Among the Fathers, St Anthony the great is regarded as the first Christian monk. The first formal Christian monastic communities, both of men and of women, were organized by St Pachomius, a peer of St. Anthony. St Basil established guidelines for monastic life which focused on community life, liturgical prayer and manual labour. Saint Basil is described as “a luminary of the Church”. Together with Pachomius, Basil is remembered as the father of communal monasticism in the Eastern Christianity. St Benedict is known as the father of Western monasticism.
Prayer :
Thank you Lord for all the Monastics (Monks and Nuns) of all times..right from the beginning of Christianity till today. I come to realize that Christian monasticism is rooted in your earthly life. Jesus, YOU embodied the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience. YOU invite YOUR followers to give up everything for YOUR name’s sake in order to have focus in glorifying Abba.
Thank you Lord for all the Monastics (Monks and Nuns) of all times..right from the beginning of Christianity till today. I come to realize that Christian monasticism is rooted in your earthly life. Jesus, YOU embodied the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience. YOU invite YOUR followers to give up everything for YOUR name’s sake in order to have focus in glorifying Abba.
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