OUR LIFE

Our life is a balance of Prayer, Work and Study.  

                                                                   Prayer

Prayer is the essential portion of our work here at the Hermitage. Prayer is the central reason for our existence. We offer prayer daily for Christ’s Kingdom, the world and for those who have made prayer requests.  We center our life around the Daily Offices.  We begin and close each day with prayer.  On Sundays, Wednesdays and major holy days we celebrate Mass in our chapel.

                                                                     Work 

Our work is to live in a self-sufficient way as possible through Simplicity, Example, and Education.

Simplicity

Simplicity is central to our way of life. We grow as much of our food as possible. That is one way we live a life of producer rather than as a consumer. We support the urban farming and slow food movements, local food producers and our local farmers markets. We live a way of healthy living by practicing natural health.

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Example

Saint Francis of Assisi said to go and preach the Gospel of Christ, but to use words only when it is necessary, we attempt through our work here at the hermitage to support those in need, both spiritually and physically.

Education

We try to educate ourselves and then though our links to educate the world to the need of so many of our fellow humans on this fragile planet. We do not ask for donations for ourselves but for those organizations that provide for those in need and for those who are out there working to make this world a better place, 

                                                               Study

Study of Holy Scripture and other religious writings is an ongoing way of our life.   A daily reading of some religious book is done as part of our Evening Prayer, thus anchoring our prayer life to our study.  

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