“If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:21
“Formation to Cistercian life has for its purpose the restoration of the divine likeness in the brothers through the working of the Holy Spirit. Aided by the maternal care of the Mother of God, the brothers so advance in the monastic way of life that they progressively attain the full measure of the stature of Christ.”
Constitution 45
Articles to help with discernment
AM I CALLED – MOUNT SAINT BERNARD LEAFLET
Aspects of the Monastic Calling, by Matthew Kelty OCSO, is a booklet recommended by a number of the monks:
Matthew Kelty – ASPECTS OF THE MONASTIC CALLING
A talk by a member of the community:
Vocation stories
Vocations by Rev. William Doyle – inspiring article on vocations in general
Vocations – rev. william doyle, s.j.
For further information on vocations, please contact the novice master.
The Novice Master
Mount Saint Bernard Abbey
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 5UL
Email: novicemaster@mountsaintbernard.org
For other OCSO monasteries in the different geographical regions, try http://www.ocso.org/monasteries/geographical-regions/
For general Catholic religious vocation information, try National Office for Vocations
Associates of Mount Saint Bernard Abbey
If you do not feel called to a full commitment to monastic life but would like to live according to a Cistercian spirit in the world, while maintaining links with our abbey, you may be called to be an Associate (Oblate) of Mount Saint Bernard Abbey. Email Fr Denis our Associate Director on associates@mountsaintbernard.org
Vocations weekends with the Cistercian nuns of Holy Cross, Whitland in Wales
