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.

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.