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Step 1 - InquirerOblate ProgramThis is a time to acquaint yourself with the monastic and oblate communities via visits to the monastery and participation in oblate activities. You deepen your personal prayer and continue your local ministry.
CommunityMake informal visits to the monastery. Participate in appropriate Oblate activities. MessageMutual exchange of stories with members of the cenobitic and oblate communities. Introduction to Benedictine Spirituality.
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"Let us get up then, at long last, for the Scriptures
rouse us when they say: "It is high time for us to arise from sleep"
(Rom 13:11). Let us open our eyes to the light that comes from God and
our ears to the voice from heaven that every day calls out this charge:
"If you hear God's voice today, do not harden your hearts" (Ps 94
[95]:8). And again: "You that have ears to hear, listen to what the
Spirit says to the churches" (Rev 2:7). And what does the Spirit say?
"Come and listen to me, sons and daughters; I will teach you the fear of
the Lord" (Ps 33[34]:12). "Run while you have the light of life, that
the darkness of death may not overtake you" (John 12:35). (RB, Prologue,
8-13) Additional Resources More Info About the Oblate Program
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A time to establish mutual acquaintance and
prepare for discernment.
Worship
