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Do Catholic monks celebrate Mass?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. A Catholic monk celebrates Mass if he was ordained to the priesthood. Usually what used to be called choir monks were all ordained to the priesthood, while claustral or lay brothers were the monks who did all the manual labor around the monastery.
What did the monks do during the Middle Ages?
Monks lived in monasteries and separated themselves from the rest of society. Unless their duties required it most monks had very limited contact with people outside of their monastery, and could not leave it without permission. Within the monastery there were two groups, the monks themselves, and also lay brothers. The actual monks were usually from the upper classes. Daily life of the monk was focused on two areas, religious services, and academics. The monks recited prayers throughout the day, celebrating the various Divine Offices. These began with a midnight service (yes, they got up in the middle of the night and went to church) and would proceed at regular intervals until just before retiring for the evening. The other primary activity of the monks was academics. They studies, copied, and occasionally authored books. Books were read aloud at meal times. The monasteries of medieval Europe were the primary repository of written knowledge at the time. The life of the lay brothers was different. Lay brothers came from the common classes, and while they lived withing the monastery they had separate quarters from the monks, with their own dormitory, refectory (a sort of dining hall) and privy. The lay brothers were typically illiterate. The attended but did not perform the Divine Offices. The did the majority of the physical labor at the monastery, such as gathering and cutting wood, washing and mending clothing, baking the bread, tending the garden, and so on. The monks had certain duties as well, and it appears that they cooked some of their own food (a task assigned on a rotating basis). Monks would also staff the infirmary, where sick or aged monks and lay brothers were cared for.
How were monks and missionaries different?
Monks, as they are today, remain in their monastery, they do not travel about, while missionaries are usually priests who are either with an active Order, like the Franciscans or Dominicans. However, monks could be considered missionaries in a sense, in that they often travel to foreign lands to set up a new monastery. However, they are never the first priests in a new land, that would be missionaries proper. Also, a monk is primarily a monk, and only secondarily a priest, not all monks are ordained to be priests. Before Vatican Council II, a monk who was a priest was considered a choir monk and his duties lay primarily in choir and administering the sacraments, while most monks were claustral, they did the manual labor.
Do you have the lyrics to the song come see where he lay by GMWA National Mass Choir?
Come see where he lay
Why do theravada monks collect alms?
In the Theravada tradition, the monks and nuns go on a daily almsround to collect food from lay people. This is seen as giving the lay people a chance to make 'punna' ('merit' or 'virtue'). The monks and nuns may collect food from the lay people, but it is prohibited for them to accept money.
What do women buddhist wear?
First off Buddhists include both lay people and Monks and Nuns. It is very similar to the Catholic Church in that manner. Buddhists Monks and Nuns dedicated their life to attaining enlightenment and service to others whereas lay people have jobs and families while practicing Buddhism. Therefore, when it comes to lay Buddhists, we were whatever we want as appropriate to the situation (work versus play, etc). Monks and Nuns typically wear robes.
Who else might work at the monastery?
Other individuals who might work at a monastery include monks, nuns, priests, novices, lay brothers or sisters, and volunteers. Support staff such as cooks, cleaners, gardeners, and administrative personnel could also be part of the monastery community.
Does Theravada Buddhism encourages lay people to gain merit by giving food and other essentials to monks?
Yes
When is ancestor day?
"Ancestor Day" is a Buddhist celebration celebrated from the first to the fifteenth days of the eighth lunar month (Autumn in the Western calendar). Monks and lay people celebrate the day differently. Monks complete their Rains Retreat. Lay people devotees make offerings on behalf of their ancestors.
What are the release dates for Brothers - 1984 Lay the Points 3-19?
Brothers - 1984 Lay the Points 3-19 was released on: USA: 8 October 1986
What do the monks give in return for their support?
The order of Buddhist monks and nuns was founded by Gautama Buddha during his lifetime over 2500 years ago. The Buddhist monastic lifestyle grew out of the lifestyle of earlier sects of wandering ascetics, some of whom the Buddha had studied under. It was not really isolationist or eremetic: the sangha was dependent on the lay community for basic provisions of food and clothing, and in return sangha members helped guide lay followers on the path of Dharma. Individuals or small groups of monks - a teacher and his students, or several monks who were friends - traveled together, living on the outskirts of local communities and practicing meditation in the forests. Monks and nuns were expected to live with a minimum of possessions, which were to be voluntarily provided by the lay community. Lay followers also provided the daily food that monks required, and provided shelter for monks when they were needed. During the Buddha's time, many retreats and gardens were donated by wealthy citizens for monks and nuns to stay in during the rainy season. Out of this tradition grew two kinds of living arrangements for monastics.
What do the Christian Brothers do?
They are a lay Catholic order involved with education.
