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| Community Profile |
| Monks of Mt. Tabor (Ukrainian Rite) |
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| Community Information |
No. in community (professed members) | 7 |
Year founded | 1972 |
Generalate/ motherhouse | Autonomous |
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Represented in US (Arch)dioceses | St. Nicholas in Chicago, IL for Ukrainians |
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| About Us |
Mission statement/description
In continuity with the Eastern tradition stemming from Egyptian and Palestinian deserts and carried on by the monasteries of Mt. Athos and eastern Europe, Holy Transfiguration Monastery is a contemplative monastery. Thus, the monks' main work and ministry is that of worship and intercession. This Eastern Catholic Rite community offers retreats and spiritual direction, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and makes the Byzantine tradition accessible through books and icons. The monastery was founded by the late Archimandrite Boniface Luykx in 1972, and it belongs to the Ukrainian Catholic eparchy of Chicago. |
Qualifications for entry
Sound mental and physical health; willingness to serve and to embrace the vows; good judgment and common sense; orthodox faith and a compassionate heart; love for God above all. |
Formation program
A Catholic man who believes God may be calling him to the monastery would, after some communication with the novice-master, spend some time at the Monastery as an observer, to get a feel for the life and to give the community a chance to get some idea of his calling and suitability for this way of life. If he believes he is called to the Monastery, and if there are no canonical impediments and no problems with his physical exam and psychological evaluation, he is accepted as a postulant. This is a time of further discernment and participation in the life of the community (usually about six months). If all goes well, he is received as a novice-monk. According to the Eastern tradition, the novitiate usually lasts three years, after which follow the solemn vows of monastic consecration. After this he is a monk for life. Monastic life itself is the great teacher, as it provides the environment for the experience of prayer, worship, asceticism, study, and meditation on the word of God, encouraging the monk to live reflectively in the gentle rhythms of nature and the liturgical year. Classes and spiritual direction are offered by the Abbot or other qualified monks. |
Age range/limit
18-49 |
Consider belated vocations?
No |
Belated/late vocations explanation
Belated vocations would be considered only in extraordinary circumstances. |
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Institute on Religious Life, P.O. Box 7500, Libertyville, IL 60048-7500
Tel: (847) 573-8975 - Fax: (847) 573-8960 |
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