Editing Trappists (section)

== Monastic life ==
[[File:Trappists, Kentucky Library of Congress Pictures.jpg|thumb|Monks of the [[Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani]] in the early 20th century]]
Trappists, like the [[Benedictines]] and [[Cistercians]] from whom they originate, follow the Rule of Saint Benedict. "Strict Observance" refers to the Trappists' goal of following the Rule closely. They take the three vows described in the Rule (c. 58): stability, fidelity to monastic life, and obedience.
[[File:Terce at the Church of the Hermitage of Saint Mary Rawaseneng 2.JPG|thumb|Trappist monks in Pertapaan Rawaseneng, Indonesia, praying [[Terce]]]]
Benedict's precept to minimize conversation means that Trappists generally speak only when necessary; thus idle talk is strongly discouraged. However, contrary to popular belief, they do not take a [[vow of silence]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ's : Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance: OCSO |url=https://ocso.org/who-we-are/faqs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511210854/https://ocso.org/who-we-are/faqs/ |archive-date=2024-05-11 |access-date=2024-05-23 |website=ocso.org |language=en}}</ref> According to Benedict, speech disturbs a disciple's quietude and receptivity, and may tempt one to exercise one's own will instead of the will of God. Speech that leads to unkind amusement or laughter is considered evil and is forbidden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osb.org/rb/text/rbejms3.html#6 |title=OSB. Rule of Benedict : Text, English, Jan May Sep 3/3 |publisher=Osb.org |date=2006-05-06 |access-date=2011-03-09 |archive-date=2011-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524093807/http://www.osb.org/rb/text/rbejms3.html#6 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A Trappist sign language, one of several [[monastic sign language]]s, was developed to render speaking unnecessary. Meals are usually taken in contemplative silence as Trappists listen to a reading.<ref>[[Rule of St. Benedict]], c. 38: ''Reading must not be wanting at the table of the brethren when they are eating''. The 1949 Edition Translated by Rev. Boniface Verheyen, OSB.</ref>

Unlike the Benedictines and Cistercians,<ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLlmbc1P0R4C |title=Please Don't Eat the Animals |author1=Jennifer Horsman |author2=Jaime Flowers |publisher=Quill Driver Books |year=2006 |isbn=9781884956607 |page=10 |postscript=.}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OxV87Fup-SUC |title=The Benedictine Handbook |editor=Anthony Marett-Crosby |publisher=Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd |year=2003 |isbn=9781853114991 |page=331 |postscript=.}}</ref> Trappists fully abstain from "flesh meats" (pig, cattle, sheep, venison, etc), described by Saint Benedict as "four-footed animals".<ref name="Diet">{{citation |url=http://www.trappists.org/visitor-questions/can-i-maintain-my-own-dietary-discipline-trappist |title=Can I maintain my own dietary discipline as a Trappist? |publisher=Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance |access-date=2016-05-13 |archive-date=2016-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104190741/http://www.trappists.org/visitor-questions/can-i-maintain-my-own-dietary-discipline-trappist |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, they generally do not live as strict [[vegetarian]]s, as they consume poultry, fish and seafood, though their diet mostly consists of vegetables, beans, and grain products.<ref name="Diet" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.trappists.org/newcomers/monastic-discipline/lifestyle|title=A Newcomer's Guide to the Trappists {{!}} Becoming a Trappist Monk or Nun|website=www.trappists.org|access-date=2017-06-19|archive-date=2017-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626215956/http://www.trappists.org/newcomers/monastic-discipline/lifestyle|url-status=dead}}</ref> Some monasteries also raise [[Broiler|broiler chickens]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Farm |url=https://www.calvaryabbey.com/the-farm/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912131959/https://www.calvaryabbey.com/the-farm/ |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 12, 2022 |website=[[Notre Dame du Calvaire Abbey|Our Lady of Calvary Abbey]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Daily life===

The [[Liturgy of the Hours]] is the foundation of every Trappist's life. However, the details of daily life can vary from community to community and based on the [[Liturgical year|liturgical calendar]]. The following schedule is a representative summary of a Trappist's daily life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Daily Life - Trappist Monastery, Moncks Corner, South Carolina |url=https://mepkinabbey.org/our-daily-life/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Mepkin Abbey |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Daily Schedule – New Melleray |url=https://newmelleray.org/schedule/daily-schedule/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

*3:30 AM | Rise
*4:00 AM | [[Vigil (liturgy)|Vigils]] followed by Meditation, [[Lectio Divina]] or private prayer
*5:30 AM | Breakfast available
*6:30 AM | [[Lauds]]
*7:30 AM | [[Eucharist]] ([[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]]) (10:00 AM on Sundays)
*8:00 AM | Great Silence Ends
*8:30 AM | [[Liturgy of the Hours|Terce]]
*9:00 AM | Morning work period begins
*12:00 PM | [[Sext]]
*12:15 PM | Dinner
*12:45 PM | Rest
*1:30 PM | [[Liturgy of the Hours|None]]
*1:45 PM | Afternoon work period begins
*5:00 PM | Supper
*6:00 PM | [[Vespers]]
*7:30 PM | [[Compline]]
*8:00 PM | Grand Silence Begins & Retire

[[File:Mariawald zelle lectio 2007-08-20 bmd.jpg|thumb|A Trappist novice reading at his desk]]
[[File:Trappist praying 2007-08-20 dti.jpg|thumb|A Trappist novice kneeling at a crucifix]]

=== Becoming a Trappist ===
Though each monastery is autonomous and may have different rules, generally the stages to enter the Trappist life can be described as follows:<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ocso.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=61&lang=en |title=Becoming a monk or nun |publisher=Ordo Cisterciensis Strictioris Observantiae |postscript=. |access-date=2016-04-28 |archive-date=2016-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521062701/http://www.ocso.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=61&lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Candidate/observership: candidates or observers visit a monastery and consult the vocation director and/or the superior to help them discern their vocation. Usually they will be asked to live in the monastery for a short period of time, at least one month.
* [[Postulancy]]: candidates live as a member of the monastery as a postulant for some months and are guided by the novice director.
* [[Novitiate]]: postulants will be clothed with the monastic habit and are formally received as a member of this order. Novices are still guided by the novice director, and they undergo this stage for two years.
* After novitiate, novices may take temporary [[Religious vows|vows]]. They will live this stage for three to nine years to deepen study, practicing the Gospel in the monastic way and integration within the society.
* After finishing the previous stage, the professed members may take final vows for their entire life.

=== Manual labor ===
The 48th chapter of the Rule of St. Benedict states "for then are they monks in truth, if they live by the work of their hands".<ref name='benedict_rule48'>{{cite web |url=http://www.ccel.org/ccel/benedict/rule2/files/rule2.html#ch48 |title=The Rule of St. Benedict |publisher=Ccel.org |access-date=2011-03-09 |archive-date=2007-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103202915/http://www.ccel.org/ccel/benedict/rule2/files/rule2.html#ch48 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Thus, the life of a Trappist monk is centered on manual labor in addition to their spiritual activities. In addition to the tangible results of manual labor, which goes to support the economy of the community and the poor, the monk's work also contributes and reinforces the monk's and community's spiritual growth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Work – New Melleray |url=https://newmelleray.org/work-4/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208033805/https://newmelleray.org/work-4/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The goods produced range from [[:Category:Trappist cheeses|cheeses]], bread and other foodstuffs to clothing and coffins. Their most famous products are [[Trappist beer]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://99percentinvisible.org/post/24136733632/episode-55-the-best-beer-in-the-world|title=The Best Beer in the World|work=99% Invisible|access-date=8 October 2015|archive-date=20 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820000310/http://99percentinvisible.org/post/24136733632/episode-55-the-best-beer-in-the-world|url-status=dead}}</ref> These are a unique category within the beer world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beer.about.com/od/beerstyles/f/What-Are-Trappist-Beers.htm|title=What are Trappist beers?|author=Bryce Eddings|work=About.com Food|access-date=8 October 2015|archive-date=6 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906111254/http://beer.about.com/od/beerstyles/f/What-Are-Trappist-Beers.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> and are lauded for their high quality and flavor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/buy-online-book-trappist-the-seven-magnificent-beers.html|title=TRAPPIST - THE SEVEN MAGNIFICENT BEERS|work=BelgianShop Online|access-date=8 October 2015|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305030319/http://shop.belgianshop.com/acatalog/buy-online-book-trappist-the-seven-magnificent-beers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> These monasteries brew beer both for the monks themselves and for sale to the general public. Trappist beers contain residual sugars and living yeast and are felt to improve with age, unlike conventional beers.<ref name="Beerhunter">{{cite web |url=http://www.beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000107.html |title=Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter - Chastity, poverty and a pint |publisher=Beerhunter.com |access-date=2011-03-09 |archive-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526202206/https://beerhunter.com/documents/19133-000107.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Trappist monks of the [[Tre Fontane Abbey]] raise the lambs whose wool is used to make the [[pallium|pallia]] of new [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan archbishops]]. The pope blesses the pallia on the [[Feast of Saints Peter and Paul]]; the metropolitan archbishops receive those pallia in a separate ceremony within their home dioceses from the hands of the apostolic nuncio, who personally represents the pope in their respective countries.

The monks of [[New Melleray Abbey]] in rural [[Peosta, Iowa]] produce caskets for both themselves and sale to the public.

[[Cistercian College, Roscrea]], a boys' boarding secondary school in Ireland, is the only Trappist school left in the world, and one of only two remaining monastic secondary schools in Ireland.