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 1 1,3|           Chief among these was the monastic life, regarded by many as
 2 1,7|          truly inspiring example of monastic ascetical perfection. During
 3 1,7|           for Orthodox theology and monastic spirituality.~ ~St. Basil
 4 1,8|      including his Dialogues on the monastic Saints of Italy. To him
 5 1,8|             the Phllokalia, a major monastic spiritual work. For this
 6 1,0|        beginnings of a split in the monastic ranks between the Non-Possessors (
 7 1,0|             May 7)), who argued for monastic poverty, and the Possessors (
 8 1,0|          September 9), who defended monastic landholding. The Non-Possessors
 9 1,1|    Australia, etc. — as well as the monastic republic of Mt. Athos and
10 1,1|        Thessalonica, Mt. Athos is a monastic republic consisting of twenty
11 1,1|             to a general decline in monastic vocations worldwide. However,
12 1,1|          appears to be a revival of monastic life there, particularly
13 1,3|             age of 16, he began his monastic life at the Trinity-St.
14 2,7|            times the Bishop wears a monastic garment, the Mantiya, which
15 2,7|          has no sleeves (nor do any monastic Mantiyas), symbolizing for
16 2,7|           world. Unlike the typical monastic Mantiya, however, which
17 3,1|             are Holy Matrimony, the Monastic Tonsure and Holy Orders.~ ~
18 3,8|          Sick), and other services (Monastic Profession, Consecration
19 5  |             the Church. As the word monastic implies (in Greek monos —
20 5  |            men wished to pursue the monastic life under the guidance
21 5  |            see examples of solitary monastic life in later Saint's lives,
22 5  | considerable experience in communal monastic life. Even as great an ascetic
23 5  |   overwhelming majority of Orthodox monastic communities in the world
24 5  |            Century, on Mt. Athos (a monastic republic which has existed
25 5  |      idiorrhythmic.~Another form of monastic life which developed was
26 5  |              is, in effect, a small monastic village, consisting of a
27 5  |            and the general rules of monastic life are the same as in
28 5  |        especially progressed in the monastic life were allowed to live
29 5  |         completely lost, since true monastic sanctity is always self-accusing,
30 5  |        humility and obedience. True monastic life, however, especially
31 5  |         self-will and disobedience. Monastic life elevates a Monk to
32 5,1|                                 The Monastic Tonsure.~ ~The Monastic
33 5,1|             Monastic Tonsure.~ ~The Monastic Grades.~When one desiring
34 5,1|       Grades.~When one desiring the monastic life enters a monastery,
35 5,1|      guidance of one skilled in the monastic life and the direction of
36 5,1|     obedience to an elder), for the monastic life. This three-year period
37 5,1|            is vested in part of the monastic habit, that is, the Inner
38 5,1|          Riasa and the Skouphos (or monastic cap). The Inner Riasa is
39 5,1|            in color (as are all the monastic garments), signifying penitence
40 5,1|            Monk is also allowed the monastic veil with the Kamilavka,
41 5,1|           to advance further in the monastic grades, and many do not
42 5,1|          making of solemn vows. The Monastic Tonsure (or Profession)
43 5,1|     ceremony. The candidate for the Monastic Tonsure comes as a penitent,
44 5,1|          catechumenate prior to the Monastic Tonsure in his three-year
45 5,1|         just as at Baptism. The new monastic is given a cross, just as
46 5,1|         that the resemblance of the Monastic Tonsure to Baptism is not
47 5,1|           instructions given to the monastic Catechumen in the Order
48 5,1|              We can also see in the Monastic Tonsure the mystical re-enactment
49 5,1|     restraints and hardships of the monastic life. When he has answered
50 5,1|             as to the nature of the monastic life and the Novice pledges
51 5,1|            included in the Order of Monastic Profession by St. Basil
52 5,2|                                 The Monastic Habit.~At the completion
53 5,2|           Monk is now vested in the Monastic Habit. He is given to wear
54 5,2|     struggled for many years in the monastic life and often it was not
55 5,2|       following particulars: 1) the monastic vestments are laid on the
56 5,2|             for the organization of monastic life, the Monastic Grades,
57 5,2|  organization of monastic life, the Monastic Grades, Tonsure, Habit,
58 5,2|            goals and aspirations of monastic life likewise are the same
59 7,2|             he settled after taking monastic vows at the Iberian Monastery (
60 8  |            Waters at Theophany, the Monastic Tonsure, the Burial Service,
61 8,5|           parochial) clergy and the monastic (or black) clergy. The monastic
62 8,5|     monastic (or black) clergy. The monastic clergy are by nature unmarried,
63 8,5|   exclusively from the ranks of the monastic clergy, although a celibate
64 8,5|           Bishop after having taken monastic vows. In ancient times married
65 8,6|     Hierodeacon.~A Hierodeacon is a monastic Deacon.~ ~Archdeacon.~This
66 8,6|             title of honor given to monastic Deacons — usually those