TRAPPIST MONKS/PHOTOS, PART4

i succeeded to get some photos from OUR LADY OF THE PHILIPPINES,THE ONLY(men) TRAPPIST ABBEY,CISTERCIAN ORDER, in this country.

Located at the island of Guimaras,streat of sulu sea.Abbot is Filomeno Cinco.i show you the buildings,the retreat houses,the Abbot,and i give to you the website of the AssumptionAbbey.org in Ava,Missouri near Springfield.

i read: quote:the monk leaves all else,devoting his life to entering ,more fully into the mistery of a growing union with GOD ,and to spreading Christ's Kingdom through intercessory prayer and sacrifice. unquote

The remaining photos are from the Abbey o.l.v .Koningshoeven in the Netherlands.Abbot Bernardus.

God bless our monks.

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