Monastic family of Bethlehem, the Assumption of Mary and St. Bruno

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The monastery of Our Lady of Grace ( Chartreuse de la Verne ) in France, now populated by the Bethlehem Sisters

The Monastic Family of Bethlehem, the Assumption of Mary and St. Bruno is a contemplative , monastic religious community in the tradition of the Carthusian Order . It is often short of Betlehemschwestern and Betlehembrüdern or sisters or brothers of Bethlehem spoken.

Emergence

When on November 1, 1950 in St. Peter's Square in Rome Pope Pius XII. proclaimed the dogma of the bodily acceptance of Mary into heaven , “some French pilgrims [...] heard the call to do everything possible so that new communities can arise in the Church. Their vocation will be to share in the life of Our Lady , who dwells in the heart of the Trinity , through a life of adoration of the Father in spirit and in truth . " of the Virgin Mary '. ”In February 1951, Frédéric Lamy, Archbishop of Sens , invited them to his diocese and they settled in Chamvres near Joigny .

On October 6, 1976, on the feast of Bruno , the founder of the Carthusians, the first brothers received the habit in the chapel of Our Lady of Casalibus in the Chartreuse massif in eastern France . They settled in the monastery of Currière-en-Chartreuse near the Great Charterhouse , where they lead the same life as the monials, but in a separate community.

On June 24, 1986, the female branch of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem was episcopally recognized; on March 25, 1992, this was done for the male branch. On October 16, 1998, John Paul II finally issued the decree on the establishment under papal law .

Life

Marienheide Abbey in Wollstein in the Diocese of Fulda
Monastery de la de Nuestra Señora de la Defensión of the Bethlehem Sisters in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain)

The religious order is based on the model of the Carthusian monks, its members wear the Cartusian habit . The monastic life finds its shape in listening to the gospel , in love , in solitude , in liturgical life as well as in study, work and the evangelical counsels .

Monks and nuns pray, work, study, eat and sleep in the cell . They meet in church twice a day. At 6:45 a.m., Matins are celebrated in the church . At 17:00 the following Vesper and at 17:30 the Holy Mass . The other five times of the day of the Liturgy of the Hours are kept in the cell. The chapter takes place on Saturdays , on Sundays there is a three-hour walk together, a communal meal and the so-called brother and sister meeting.

With the exception of Holy Mass, the liturgy is characterized by the Byzantine rite . Metania , tropariums and hymns are an integral part of liturgical celebrations. The Monastic Family of Bethlehem maintains close contacts with the Eastern Churches.

In contrast to the Carthusian monasteries, guests are admitted to the monasteries for one month as part of the “Gospel Month”, so that sometimes there are many non-members of the monastery in the guest area. Individual houses offer retreats. The La Verne monastery can be visited.

The religious order is financed, among other things, through handicrafts . Some of the works are sold in their own shops.

Monasteries

More than 600 nuns and around 70 monks live in 30 women's and 3 men's monasteries.

Convents of the Bethlehem Sisters

Monasteries of the Bethlehem Brothers

Superior of the order according to ecclesiastical law

According to ecclesiastical law, the order was always subject to a local bishop until the papal approbation , and since then to the pope .

Web links

Commons : Monastic Family of Bethlehem, the Assumption of Mary and Saint Bruno  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The emergence of the monastic family . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Meetings with the bishops: Monsignor Lamy . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ a b The canonical establishment decree . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ a b Daily life . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  5. ^ The liturgical life . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bethlehem and the Eastern Church . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Gospel Month . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed on August 19, 2014. See also the picture galleries there.
  8. ↑ Notre-Dame de Clémence La Verne Monastery on the website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed on August 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ Presentation of the handicrafts . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  10. ↑ The shops . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ Monastic Family of Bethlehem 2012 . As of December 23, 2012
  12. ↑ The monasteries in the world . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014
  13. ↑ Church responsible . Website of the Monastic Family of Bethlehem, accessed August 19, 2014.