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In this set of novitiate conferences from the late 1950's, Thomas Merton provides an introduction to the traditional pattern and practices of the monastic day during the period immediately preceding the momentous changes that would be introduced in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. Combining instruction with spiritual and theological reflection, this fifth volume in the series of teaching notes brings the reader into the choir and chapter room, scriptorium and cloisters of the Abbey of Gethsemani and provides richly detailed insights into the liturgical and contemplative dimensions of Cistercian life. Along with discussions of the Divine Office and the Eucharist, Merton provides these lectures, critically edited from the original typescript and copiously annotated.
Patrick F. O'Connell is professor in the departments of English and theology at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania. He is a founding member and former president of the International Thomas Merton Society
