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
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 :
The Mystical Theology of St.Bernard (book)
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)
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).
explains the commercial aspects of the beer.
God bless the Trappist Monks and y dear reader try the La Trappe.
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