Colloquium

Orthodox monasticism is presented as a prophetic and missionary ministry, founded on the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, on prayer, asceticism and the Divine Liturgy, as a living response to the challenges of a desacralised society. The rite of tonsure, repentance, confession and liturgical life are portrayed as essential means of spiritual ascent and of man’s union with God within the Church.