| SPIRITUAL
PRACTICES
> Creating A Rule of Life (pdf)
> Covenant and Community (pdf)
> Dark Night of the Soul (pdf)
> Divine Offices of Prayer (pdf)
> Examination of Consciousness (pdf)
> Incarnational Solidarity (pdf)
> Lectio Divina (pdf)
> Material and Spiritual Poverty (pdf)
> Silence (pdf)
> The Night Watch (Vigils) (pdf)
> Theological Reflection and Integration (pdf)
> The Spiritual Practice of the Monastic Cell (pdf)
> The Spiritual Practice of Passionate Love Prayers (pdf)
> The Wounded Healer (pdf)
The following is a list of the services celebrated during
the last Easter season:
> Tenebrae Service for 2009.pdf
> Holy Saturday Easter Vigil for 2009.pdf
2009 LITURGIES:
Ligturgy, October 10, 2009
Liturgy, October 24, 2009
Liturgy, Nov. 7, 2009 The Society of Urban Monks consists of a community of men and women who
are involved in community service through employment and/or volunteer
efforts and are committed to integrating their experiences of service
into their spiritual lives through individual and collective spiritual
practices. This daily act and life-long process helps them become agents
of change and healing within the communities in which they live, work,
worship, and serve.
What Is An Urban Monk?
An Urban Monk is a man or woman who is united
with the Society of Urban Monks through a Rule of Life that consists of
spiritual practices that moves integration into practice. (Click here
for more information)
Why Become An Urban Monk?
A person becomes an Urban Monk in order to
further integration. The use of spiritual practices, as a means of
integration, becomes a challenging and transforming force. (Cick here for more information)
How Do I Become An Urban Monk?
A man or woman becomes an Urban Monk by
committing to the following activities: (Click here
for more information)
HOW DO I BECOME AN URBAN MONK?
A man or woman becomes an Urban Monk by committing to the
following activities:
Creating a Rule of Life results in a living document that
is based upon the precepts of the Society of Urban Monks. These precepts
encourage individuals to commit to basic scriptural values associated
with Rules of Life such as community, humility, obedience, stewardship
and to use spiritual practices to integrate their daily experiences to
help shape their own spiritual growth and the spiritual growth of
others. The Rule of Life is intended to be a tool for growth that
challenges the individual to live out his or her life in a meaningful
way and not a time-consuming burdensome set of rules.
- Celebrating the
Liturgical Year
Celebrating the Liturgical Year allows for reflective
discovery of the deeper meanings on the Christian faith by focusing on
the mysteries of Christ’s life. Such discovery is collectively practiced
by participating in vigils on the eve of liturgical seasons such as
Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.
- Commemorating
an Annual Retreat and Sacred Dinner
Commemorating an annual retreat and dinner provides Urban
Monks with an opportunity to share a spiritual practice(s) that they
developed and nurtured throughout the year and that has helped them live
out their lives of integration. They are encouraged (not required) to
provide a written copy of their spiritual practice to give to others as
an additional treasure of spiritual wisdom and practice. In addition, a
sacred dinner is shared that incorporates the food and drinks into
symbolic gestures of spiritual growth.
HOW DO I BECOME AN URBAN MONK?
A man or woman becomes an Urban Monk by committing to the
following activities:
Creating a Rule of Life results in a living document that
is based upon the precepts of the Society of Urban Monks. These precepts
encourage individuals to commit to basic scriptural values associated
with Rules of Life such as community, humility, obedience, stewardship
and to use spiritual practices to integrate their daily experiences to
help shape their own spiritual growth and the spiritual growth of
others. The Rule of Life is intended to be a tool for growth that
challenges the individual to live out his or her life in a meaningful
way and not a time-consuming burdensome set of rules.
- Celebrating the
Liturgical Year
Celebrating the Liturgical Year allows for reflective
discovery of the deeper meanings on the Christian faith by focusing on
the mysteries of Christ’s life. Such discovery is collectively practiced
by participating in vigils on the eve of liturgical seasons such as
Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost.
- Commemorating
an Annual Retreat and Sacred Dinner
Commemorating an annual retreat and dinner provides Urban
Monks with an opportunity to share a spiritual practice(s) that they
developed and nurtured throughout the year and that has helped them live
out their lives of integration. They are encouraged (not required) to
provide a written copy of their spiritual practice to give to others as
an additional treasure of spiritual wisdom and practice. In addition, a
sacred dinner is shared that incorporates the food and drinks into
symbolic gestures of spiritual growth.
Liturgy, Nov. 21, 2009 | 
