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THE CISTERCIAN (ALSO KNOWN AS TRAPPIST) MONKS OF THE
MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN CONYERS, GEORGIA ARE
BENEDICTINE MONKS. THE MONASTERY WAS FOUNDED BY MONKS
FROM THE ABBEY OF GETHSEMANI IN KENTUCKY. THE MONKS OF THE
MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT SUPPORT THEMSELVES BY
PRODUCING AND SELLING TRADITIONAL MONASTIC PRODUCTS. THEY
HAVE DIFFERENT FOOD AND BEVERAGE PRODUCTS, SOLD THROUGH
THEIR ONLINE STORE, THAT BRING THE MONKS MOST OF THEIR
INCOME. THEIR MOST POPULAR FOOD PRODUCT IS THEIR FUDGE. THE
FUDGE COMES IN THREE DIFFERENT FLAVORS, CHOCOLATE, MAPLE
WALNUT (THIS IS VANILLA FUDGE WITH WALNUTS AND MAPLE
SYRUP), AND SOUTHERN TOUCH FUDGE. SOUTHERN TOUCH FUDGE IS
MADE WITH INGREDIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHERN COOKING
AND FOODS. THESE INCLUDE PEACHES, PEACH BRANDY, AND PECANS.
THE MONKS ALSO PRODUCE A MONASTIC FAVORITE, FRUITCAKE.
THESE MONKS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT MONASTERY REALLY DO MAKE A
SPECIAL FRUITCAKE. IT'S A SOUTHERN FRUITCAKE, USING
INGREDIENTS TIED TO SOUTHERN COOKING AND FOODS. THESE
INCLUDE PEACHES AND PECANS, RAISINS, CHERRIES, DATES, AND
PINEAPPLE. THE MONKS OF THE MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
ALSO PRODUCE MONASTERY HONEY, FROM THE MONASTERY'S OWN
BEEHIVES. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE MONKS OF THE MONASTERY
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BAKE AND SELL THEIR OWN BISCOTTI,
(BISCUITS). THESE BISCOTTI ARE FILLED WITH CHERRIES,
BLUEBERRIES, CRANBERRIES, ALMONDS, PECANS, AND PISTACHIO
NUTS. THEY ALSO SELL COFFEE, PRODUCED BY THEIR BROTHER
TRAPPIST MONKS IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS OF VENEZUELA. OTHER
MONASTIC ITEMS SOLD INCLUDE APPLE BUTTER, BOOKS WRITTEN BY
THE MONKS OF THE MONASTERY, ROSARIES, RELIGIOUS TAPESTRY,
AND A MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT CALENDAR. THERE IS ALSO
A MONASTERY GREENHOUSE, THE PRODUCTS OF WHICH ARE SOLD
THROUGH THE MONASTERY'S GREENHOUSE STORE WEBSITE.
www.bonsaimonk.com PLEASE VISIT THE MONASTERY'S STORE
WEBSITE, PURCHASE A FEW OF THEIR MANY MONASTIC OFFERINGS,
AND SUPPORT THE MONASTERY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
www.holyspiritmonasterygifts.com
SAINT JOSEPH ABBEY IN SPENCER, MASSACHUSETTS IS HOME TO
THE "PRESERVE MONKS". THE MONKS OF SAINT JOSEPH ABBEY (AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW) MAKE AND SELL THROUGH MONASTERY
GREETINGS, 30 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF FRUIT PRESERVES.
INCLUDED WITH THE PRESERVES ARE JELLIES, JAMS, MARMALADES,
AND CONSERVES (WHICH ARE PRESERVES WITH NUTS AND RAISINS
MIXED IN). IT IS THROUGH THE SALE OF THESE FRUIT PRESERVES
THAT THE TRAPPIST MONKS OF SAINT JOSEPH ABBEY ARE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THEMSELVES, AND GIVE TO THE POOR. THE CISTERCIAN
MONKS (ALSO KNOWN AS TRAPPIST MONKS), ARE BENEDICTINE
MONKS LIVING A CONTEMPLATIVE, MONASTIC LIFE OF PRAYER,
WORK, AND STUDY. THIS ABBEY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE
ABBEYS IN THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE, AND
SPEND SOME TIME LEARNING MORE ABOUT SAINT JOSEPH ABBEY.
WHEN YOU DO, YOU WILL BE GREETED WITH SOME OF THE BEST
CHANT MUSIC YOU WILL HEAR ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES
CATHOLIC CHURCH. PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME AND REALLY LISTEN TO
THE MUSIC. THIS IS CHANT MUSIC COMPOSED AND SUNG, THE WAY
CHANT MUSIC WAS AND IS, MEANT TO BE COMPOSED AND SUNG. YOU
WILL REALLY APPRECIATE CHANT MUSIC IN A WHOLE NEW WAY,
AFTER LISTENING TO THESE MONKS. THEIR MUSIC IS A GREAT
REMINDER, THAT CHANT MUSIC IS THE ORIGINAL PRAISE AND
WORSHIP MUSIC. PLEASE VISIT THE MONASTERY GREETINGS WEBSITE
AND PURCHASE SOME FRUIT PRESERVES FROM SAINT JOSEPH ABBEY.
www.monasterygreetings.com/www.spencerabbey.org
MOUNT SAINT MARY'S ABBEY IN WRENTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS IS
THE HISTORIC HOME TO THIS WELL KNOWN GROUP OF CISTERCIAN
(ALSO KNOWN AS TRAPPIST) NUNS. THEY ARE PART OF THE
BENEDICTINE FAMILY AND LIVE A MONASTIC LIFE OF PRAYER,
WORK, AND STUDY. THEY NUMBER JUST UNDER 50 SISTERS, AND
WERE THE FIRST TRAPPIST NUNS IN THE UNITED STATES. MOUNT
SAINT MARY'S ABBEY WAS FOUNDED IN 1949, BY A GROUP OF
CISTERCIAN SISTERS FROM SAINT MARY'S ABBEY IN GLENCARIN,
IRELAND. SISTERS FROM MOUNT SAINT MARY'S ABBEY HAVE GONE
ON TO FOUND THREE OTHER MONASTERIES, OUR LADY OF THE
MISSISSIPPI ABBEY IN DUBUQUE, IOWA, SANTA RITA ABBEY IN
ARIZONA, AND OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS MONASTERY IN CROZET,
VIRGINIA. THE SISTERS SUPPORT THEMSELVES BY MAKING AND
SELLING CHOCOLATE CANDY. THEY MAKE MILK CHOCOLATE, DARK
CHOCOLATE, CHOCOLATE FUDGE, AND MAPLE FUDGE. THEY ALSO
MAKE A SPECIAL TREAT CALLED ALMOND BUTTER CRUNCH, THAT IS
SOAKED IN CHOCOLATE AND HAZELNUTS. THEY ALSO SELL
MONASTIC OFFERINGS FROM THE OTHER TRAPPIST MONASTERIES
AROUND THE COUNTRY. PLEASE VISIT THEIR CANDY WEBSITE, AND
PURCHASE A BOX OR TWO OF CANDY TO SUPPORT THE SISTERS OF
THE MOUNT SAINT MARY'S ABBEY. www.trappistinecandy.com
OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF CLEAR CREEK ABBEY IN CLEAR
CREEK, OKLAHOMA WAS FOUNDED BY MONKS FROM THE HISTORIC
ABBEY OF NOTRE DAME de FONTGOMBAULT IN FRANCE. THIS ABBEY
ITSELF WAS FOUNDED BY MONKS FROM THE HISTORIC SAINT
PIERRE de SOLESMES ABBEY, ALSO IN FRANCE. IT IS THE SOLESMES
ABBEY THAT IS CONSIDERED THE FOREMOST PLACE OF GREGORIAN
CHANT IN THE WORLD. THE MUSIC SCHOOL AT THE SOLESMES
ABBEY HAS DONE MORE TO PRESERVE, INSTRUCT, AND SPREAD
GREGORIAN CHANT IN PARTICULAR, AND LITURGICAL MUSIC IN
GENERAL, THAN ALMOST ANY OTHER MUSIC SCHOOL IN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH. THE ABBEY OF FONTGOMBAULT TRULY HOLDS A
SPECIAL PLACE IN THE MUSICAL HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH. IT'S NOT SURPRISING WITH THIS PEDIGREE, THAT THE
ANNUNCIATION ABBEY OF CLEAR CREEK PLACES A SPECIAL EMPHASIS
ON GREGORIAN CHANT. BOTH THE MASSES AND THE DIVINE OFFICE
ARE CELEBRATED AND PRAYED IN LATIN, BY THE SINGING OF
GREGORIAN CHANT. THE ABBEY CARRIES GREGORIAN CHANT CD'S,
ALL PRODUCED AN SUNG BY THE MONASTIC CHOIR OF THE
FONTGOMBAULT ABBEY. THESE REALLY ARE GREAT MUSIC CD'S.
THEY HELP TO GIVE A WHOLE NEW APPRECIATION FOR THE
RICHNESS, BEAUTY, AND VIBRANCY OF LITURGICAL MUSIC AND
CHANT. THE ANNUNCIATION ABBEY OF CLEAR CREEK IS A
BENEDICTINE ABBEY. THE MONKS LIVE A LIFE OF PRAYER, WORK,
STUDY, SILENCE, AND SOLITUDE. THE MONKS EARN THEIR LIVING
FROM THEIR FARM, ORCHARD, AND VEGETABLE GARDEN. THEY ALSO
MAKE THEIR OWN CHEESE AND FURNITURE. ALSO THE MONKS HAVE
BEEN RAISING BOTH CATTLE AND LAMB ON LAND THE ABBEY OWNS.
THEY NOW SELL BOTH BEEF AND LAMB THROUGH THE OKLAHOMA
FOOD COOPERATIVE. PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AND SPEND
SOME TIME LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE MONKS, AND THEIR ABBEY,
OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF CLEAR CREEK ABBEY.
www.clearcreekmonks.org




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