The following is the beginning of a list of of all Byzanitne Catholic and other Eastern Catholic Monasteries in the United States and Canada. We know we are missing several, and would appreciate if you woud send the information for any that we've missed us for inclusion here.

 

Byzantine Catholic (Greek Catholic)

Monasteries for Men:

Monastries for Women:

  • Ohio (Burton): Christ the Bridegroom Monastery
  • Ohio (Warren): This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • New York (Sloatsburg): Servants of Mary Immaculate
  • Pennsylvania (Sugarloaf): Holy Annunciation Monastery
  • Pennsylvania (Uniontown): Sisters of Saint Basil the Great
  • Washington (Olympia): Holy Theophany Monastery | Facebook

 

Other Eastern Catholic

Monasteries for Men:

Monasteries for Women:

  • None

 

 

Teachings of Christ

“Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (John 4:13-14 ESV)

Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple

Today is the prelude of the goodwill of God * and the heralding of the salvation of mankind; * the Virgin appears clearly in the temple of God * and foretells Christ to all. * Let us also with a mighty voice cry out to her: * “Rejoice, O Fulfillment of the Creator’s divine plan.” (Troparion - Tone 4)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

The most pure Temple of the Savior, * the most precious Bridal-Chamber and Virgin, the sacred Treasury of the glory of God, * is brought today into the house of the Lord, * bringing with her the grace that is in the Divine Spirit. * The angels of God praise her in song: * “She is the heavenly tabernacle.” (Kontakion - Tone 4)

(November 21st)

Random Proverb

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom." (Proverbs 11:2 ESV)

Pray Without Ceasing

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

Wisdom from the Church Fathers

Adam, before the fall ... participated in ... divine illumination and resplendence, and because he was truly clothed in a garment of glory he was not naked, nor was he unseemly by reason of his nakedness. He was far more richly adorned than those who now deck themselves out with diadems of gold and brightly sparkling jewels. St. Paul calls this divine illumination and grace our celestial dwelling when he says, 'For this we sigh, yearning to be clothed in our heavenly habitation, since clothed we will not be found naked' (2 Cor. 5:2).

St. Gregory Palamas (Topics of Natural and Theological Science no. 67, The Philokalia Vol. 4 edited by Palmer, Sherrard and Ware; Faber and Faber pg. 377)