Lay Monasticism?

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Does anybody know any other communities like monk rock? Anybody a member of the Transitus Oblates of the Last Martyrdom?

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I’m not sure about them but, communities like Oblates, and Secular Order Carmelites, usually are associated with the main order itself, and are under the authority of that order. The Oblates I know, are associated with the Benedictine Monastery near my home, and they have a Benedictine nun, as their director. They meet at the Monastery and the Superior of the monastery, overseas them. They follow a modified rule of life, of St. Benedict.

The Transitus, seem to be operating on their own. Not that its necessarily bad, but I would prefer a group that is under the guidance of an official order.

Also, any organization that forms and claims that it is Roman Catholic, must have permission from the local Bishop to operate. I didn’t see this with the Transitus. They do place themselves under the protection of Bishop Burke, but that doesn’t mean he gave them permission to operate as an order. It may be they have applied and are still waiting. However, they haven’t put together their Rule of Life yet and so, I’d be skeptical if the Bishop has approved them.

Also, its best if the order has Papal approval as well as the Bishops. This way, a new Bishop can’t remove them, without Papal approval.

I’m not saying this organization is not good or anything, but it seems rather new and there could be problems.

The bottom line is, if this is God’s will, the doors will fly open and they will become a vibrant order. If not, they’ll fall apart rather quickly.

Jim
 
From their rule:

Canon Law
I. Private Association of the Faithful
Transitus Oblates of the Last Martyrdom, in accordance with Canons 298-311, is defined as a “Private Association of the Faithful”, which is a self-formed, self-governed, and self-propagating organization within the Catholic Church for the purposes of devotion, spiritual growth, acts of charity, and evangelization.
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Transitus is not a religious order, an institute of consecrated life, a society of apostolic life, or even a “third order”, a secular institute, a public association of the faithful, or an official ecclesial movement. Yet the association is free to organize itself “by means of a private agreement made among themselves” (Can. 299 §1) according to a common Rule, admission process, and form of government with a distinctive “habit”, spirit, mission, and apostolate.
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II. Catholic
Transitus, in accordance with Canons 215-216, cannot officially call itself “Catholic” without ecclesiastical approval. Therefore, Transitus claims no jurisdictional personality as “Catholic” nor does it act as an official representative of the Catholic Church (universal or particular), the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, any religious order, institute or society, or any of their representatives.
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just to clarify further, given the thread title, many monks are laymen, not priests or deacons. By itself being a monk does not equal being ordained.
 
I saw the Monk Rock stuff before. Its interesting. Seems as if they are trying to reach people by using good design on their website and merchandise. Maybe the Transitus Oblates of the Last Martyrdom will try to become some sort of Tertiary Order after being established for a while.
 
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