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Dear Forum Members,
Glory be to Jesus Christ!
Reviewing the life of Br. Ambrose, the Russian Old Rite Benedictine-of blessed memory-who lived with his fellow Roman Rite brothers, I wondered if such a thing has ever happened before, i.e. of monks/nuns of the eastern churches(not bi-ritual priests) living with Roman Catholic religious/living in a Roman Catholic religious house, due to various circumstances of their lives, etc...I wondered how could such a thing be done-wouldn't their be conflicts due to the different ways of living-one east, one west? All of you here are much more knowledgeable than me-has this ever happened before? Are there any examples in recent or past history?
Thanking you!
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For a few years the monks of Holy Resurrection Monastery (I'm not positive but I believe they are Ruthenian) lived at a Benedictine Monastery at Valyermo in Southern California while they were searching for a piece of property of their own. I heard about them from a Benedictine monk I know in another community. Apparently sharing meals was difficult at times because the two communities approached fasting differently, but generally it sounded like was a very positive experience all around. At Valyermo the Benedictines have an extensive oblate program, and I believe that the Byzantine monks developed a similar program during their time there. The Byzantine monks bought a piece of property in Wisconsin a year or so ago and have since moved. Their website is here: http://hrmonline.org/ There was another instance of some Byzantine monks staying at New Camaldoli (Camaldolese Benedictine) in Big Sur, again while searching for land, but I don't know anything more about them.
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Surely Chevetogne comes into this category Chevetogne Monastery [monasterechevetogne.com] When you see the monks there you are in no doubt as to whether they are Latin or Byzantine There is one refectory for the monastics .
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Chevetogne is in fact a "double monastery"--two distinct communities within one set of walls. That's why it works.
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I think the monks in Valyermo did the same (or at least as much as possible). "For a period up to three years, the two communities will live side by side while each retains its own distinct community life and identity. The Byzantine monks will occupy a designated section of the abbey and take some meals with the monks or guests while having their own worship space and common life. This is the only arrangement of its kind in the United States, and is believed to be one of only a few in the entire world." http://www.osb.org/aba/news/2009/oct.htmlIf memory serves, I believe Fr. Loya interviewed the abbot on Light of the East while the community was in residence at Valyermo.
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