OUR LADY OF MATUTUM PH

in south cotabatou the philippines you will find the only trappistine monastery of the cistercian order.the official name of this Monastery is Our lady of MATUTUM The Philippines.The abbye is situated near the Mt Matutum,an impressive vulcano mountain more than 2.200 meters on the island of Mindanao,the most southern island of the Philippines.The nuns of this abbey produce cookies and pastries,and the abbye is surrounded by pineapplefields.(pictures).

Mindanao is also the island of the Massacre wereby two clans clashed.

The island is famous for its religious and political rebellions.

Before you visit the island we suggest you to ask for the situation on the spot.The maguindanao area has been under martial law recently,there is still an emergency law effective on december 14, 2009.We will show you some pictures of this trappistine abbye,the only male cistercian monastery you will find on Guimares island( see my other articles).

God bless the monks and nuns/sisters of the philippines.

TILBURG,ACHEL -HAMONT.........PHOTOS ADDED.

the photos in this add to the post tilburg,achel-hamont,delatrappe,citeaux:what in common? show you beer products from the ourladykoningshoeven abbey,la Trappe tripple,white beer, from the ourladyachelsekluisabbey in Belgium Trappist beer Achel, and photos from the French abbeys DelaTrappeAbbaye(one) and the Citeaux-abbaye(two).God bless the Monks.

TILBURG, ACHEL-HAMONT,LA TRAPPE AND CITEAUX:what in common?

hello monk friends,beer friends,writers and followers,its cloudy in the philippines,winterseason,means colder,21-30C instead of 31-36C......more wind and sometimes tropical storms.
Today we visit Tilburg,Achel-Hamont,in Belgium and we proceed through France to visit the famous Abbey delaTrappe and the Citeaux abbey.Four remarqueble Abbeys with long tradition and beer knowledge and or historical knowledge about Trappist Monks and their Rules.
Tilburg Koningshoeven Abbey has the only authentic Trappist Beer made by Monks in the Netherlands.They export to usa&canada and other countries and do produce La Trappe double en tripple,very much appreciated in UK.The breweries are within the Communities as well in Benedictabbey the Achelse Kluis in Belgium.Tilburg De Schaapskooi=sheepfold produces also White Beer.The Abbeys in France are famous because of their nameholder capacity=Trappist Monks=delaTrappeAbbaye and the Citeaux abbaye near Dijon, a beautiful building and famous ST Bernard writings.See our other posts from quillaume202blog and wilhelmusblog.
The Abbey of La Trappe is situated in Soligny-la Trappe,Orne,the house of the Origin of the Order of Cistersians of the strict observance=O.C.S.O monks.From Benoit=Benedict to St.Bernard means from The Rules of the Monks to the theological advices to the Popes.
impressive buildings,impressive rules and theological thoughts.We conclude about the common ideas and with some sites for further background-info.
http://www.latrappe.fr www.citeaux-abbaye.com www.koningshoeven.nl
The Cistercian tradition, the Community, the Rule of ST.Benedict, continual Praying,Lectio Divina, spiritual reading,meditated personally,shared and verified in Community dialogue.This they have in common my friends.And breweries in (2)or outside abbeys,with authentic Trappist beer.More?Yes,beautiful -neo Gotic-buildings in rural surroundings.
www.deachelsekluis.org. ( be) www.whitebeertravels.co.uk/schaapskooi.html
the photos i add in an addendum to this post.
God bless the Monks worldwide.

MONKS AND LA TRAPPE BEER;goes together,2.

hello friends,writers and followers,

second part of my post conc.:Monks and Beer/goes it together?

It does,i explained in part 1.Why?please read the Rules for Monks,written by St.Benedict. Praying and work/service are part of their devotion for God.left you will see the Abbot of Our Lady of The Philippines, on the island of Guimaras,street next to Sulu sea, during inauguration by Monks Community, and right you will see the Abbot(third from right) of the Trappist Abbey of Our Lady of Koningshoeven,1881 with the only Dutch(NL)Trappist Brewery(1884).It is the La Trappe beer from the socalled The King's Farmhouses. The Kings name is William 2nd.He has a seat in the City of Tilburg, not far away from the Abbey in rural area Berkel Enschot.The name of the Brewery is De Schaapskooi,the sheepshouse.

if you wish to visit the websites of the Communities for more information about beer and monks and the Rules of Monks by St.Benedict, then visit please http://www.ourladyofnewhelfta.com/OLP and or the Dutch site

http://www.koningshoeven.nl

or email to the PH olpabbey@CatholicWeb.com or to the NL info@koningshoeven.nl

if you wish to get more information about The Rules and their explanations, please visit one of the following sites depending of your wishes conc.:depth,general information,Monks history :

www.assumptionabbey.org ( missouri usa )

http://www.osb.org

www.osb.org/cist

The Mystical Theology of St.Bernard (book)

http://www.monasteria.org

Helfta explanations:St.Gertrude Von Helfta, Saxony, 1261 is called the Great, because she has written important books about the Order of Nuns,Cistercians,in Germany,Western Europe.Search Google or Yahoo.

(1256- 1302)

www.abbeyoftheourladylagrandetrappe.fe

the founder of the La Trappe name.The founder of the Abbey of Citeaux=Cistercium=Cistercians Order=Robert Van Molesme, 11th and 12th century.(1098).

www.latrappe.be

www.detrappisten.be

explains the commercial aspects of the beer.

God bless the Trappist Monks and y dear reader try the La Trappe.

MONKS AND LA TRAPPE - BEER, GOES TOGETHER?

good day friends , followers and writers,

another sunny day in The Philippines,21-31 degrees Celcius,cloudy.

Question:does it go together :MONKS AND BEER?and Beer labels with Monk names on it?

First i give you some examples (photos):Palm beer (NL),Red Horse beer (PH), La Trappe beer, Koningshoeven Trappist Ale for usa&canada,(Monks Trappist beers), Trappist beer from Achel,BE,the socalled abbey O.L.V.Achelse Kluis,Monasterie in Belgium, St.Bernardus Abt12 beer,Belgium, barley-wine, sebada,10,5% alcohol, drink temperature 6-10 degrees C., Isi'dor kleinTrappist beer from Abbey O.L.V.Koningshoeven,Berkel Enschot The Netherlands.(only this year, 125 years of existence ).

The Rules for Monks written by St.Benedict do not conflict with producing beer, on the contrary,labour work and praying go together, while you work you have no time to talk, you work for your Lord and you have time to pray in silence.The general atmosphere is of silence,The Spirit of Christ calls the Monks to a life of simplicity, hiddenness, WORK,prayer, SERVICE, and hospitality, even for serving and tasting beer, so donot worry, go to the Abbey and buy beer!!

God bless you all.

photos related to MONKS IN EUROPE AND PH.

SOME PHOTOS OF THE MONKS IN THE NETHERLANDS,IN BERKEL ENSCHOT,THE FUNDAMENTALS IN SOME BOOKS WRITTEN IN EUROPE BY BENEDICT AND CLAIRVAUX.AND NATURALMENTO THE BEERS FROM THE MONKS,AMONGST OTHERS ARE LA TRAPPE BEER FROM BERKEL ENSCHOT,THE NETHERLANDS AND TRAPPIST BEER FROM ACHEL,WHICH ABBEY IS LOCATED ON THE FRONTIER OF SOUTH NETHERLANDS AND BELGIUM,SOUTH OF VALKENSWAARD IN THE VILLAGE CALLED ACHEL IN BELGIUM. BELGIUM BY THE WAY IS VERY FAMOUS BECAUSE OF THE SEAT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THEIR NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT, VAN ROMPUY AND NEW ELECTED EUROPEAN COMMISIONER FOR TRADE.(karel van B.)I PROMISSED YOU NOT TO BE POLITICAL OFFENSIVE,SO I ADD THE NAME OF THE DUTCH COMMISIONER FOR COMPETITION,MRS.NELY KROES. the monks have promissed in the rules of benedict not to be involved with the outher world of politics.they need space for their love for God.Their President and Commisioner for spiritual health is the Pope in Rome,Italy.the Pope is also responsable for the Monks following the Rules of Benedict.when the Pope goes to Heaven he will have to defend his Monks as well as himself,means a lot of souls!

Similar the Abbots of the communities are responsable for their Monks and one day they have to defend their Monks for Christ in Heaven.Better chances when they have lived following the Rules for themselves and for their Monks of the Trappist abbey.

second part: EJUS IN OBITU NOSTRO PRESENTIA MUNIAMUR.

BENEDICT HIS MEDALLON YOU WILL SEE ON THE PHOTO, TAKEN FROM HIS BOOKS ,SEE http://www.monasteria.org/

THE WORDS MEAN THAT WE WHENEVER WE DIE WE WIL BE SUPPORTED BY His Words and His Presence.

fruitfull reformations of the Order of Saint Benedict was effected by Gods grace in Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153).The Trappist communities have embraced the reform movement from the 17th century,starting in France.Clairvaux developed the Cistercian order in a way the Trappists could accept .OSB.The Cistercians is a book which gives y more details,see www.osb.org/cist

The Mystical Theology of St.Bernard is another book which y can read,the author is also advicing the Pope in the 11th and 12th centuries.

All Trappistmonks relate their name to the Abbey of the Grande Trappe in Normandie,France,Western Europe.The Abbey of Citeaux in the Cotedór department south from Dijon,France is the basis for the Cistercium,=Cistercians, Robert van Molesme,founder of this Abbey.The Trappist abbeys y will find in Belgium and the Netherlands (Nederland), 13 out of which 7 brew the famous La Trappe monk beer.Six in Belgium and one in The Netherlands.( since 1884 in de schaapskooi,Berkel Enschot NL).The trappists official name is Cistercian order of the strict observance=french abbreviation=O.C.S.O.

for example Abbot Bernardus Peeters O.C.S.O ,from Berkel Enschots- O.L.V.Koningshoeven-abbey.

In the words of Benedict ,we serve God,we leave all else,devoting our life to entering more fully into the mystery of a growing union with God,and to spreading Christ's Kingdom through intercessory prayer and sacrifice.

God bless the Monks in Europe and the Philippines and elsware,ejus in obitu nostro presentia muniamur.

EJUS IN OBITU NOSTRO PRESENTIA MUNIAMUR

DEAR FRIENDS, IN MY SECOND BLOG, NAMED WILHELMUSBLOG ,I WISH TO ELABORATE ON THE DEVELOPMENTS OF MONKS MAINLY IN EUROPE AND IN THE PHILIPPINES,MY SECOND HOMECOUNTRY.(permanently).

My story starts with the BENEDICT MEDAILLON ,IN WHICH BENEDICT HAS PUT THE CROSS, THE RULES FOR MONKS, AND HIS LIFE EXPERIENCES, BEING THE BIRD WHICH HELPS HIM TO PUT AWAY POISENED BREAD, AND THE BASKET WHICH IS BROKEN BEFORE HE CAN DRINK POISENED WINE.the text says ejus in obitu nostro presentia muniamur.

BENEDICTUS IS THE FOUNDER OF WESTERN MONASTICISM, HE LIVED FROM 480 TO 547 AD Christ.

in his rules for monks,Saint Benedict expresses deep desire to seek God in the community life of a monastery.The Monastic way of life= austerity,sincerity,silence,and chastity=celibate life-style.