I may be a Curmudgeonly Hermit now, but when I was young I liked nothing better than hosting parties. 1977. #curmudgeon #curmudgeons #hermit #hermits #hermitting #party #parties #host #hosting #entertaining #1970s #twentiethcentury #celebration #celebratory #celebrations

Quote of the day, 17 September: Rule of St. Albert

Since man’s life on earth is a time of trial, and all who would live devotedly in Christ must undergo persecution, and the devil your foe is on the prowl like a roaring lion looking for prey to devour, you must use every care to clothe yourselves in God’s armour so that you may be ready to withstand the enemy’s ambush.

Your loins are to be girt with chastity, your breast fortified by holy meditations, for as Scripture has it, holy meditation will save you. Put on holiness as your breastplate, and it will enable you to love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and strength, and your neighbour as yourself. Faith must be your shield on all occasions, and with it you will be able to quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked one: there can be no pleasing God without faith; and the victory lies in this—your faith. On your head set the helmet of salvation, and so be sure of deliverance by our only Saviour, who sets his own free from their sins. The sword of the spirit, the word of God, must abound in your mouths and hearts. Let all you do have the Lord’s word for accompaniment.

Saint Albert of Jerusalem

Rule of Saint Albert
1999 publication, chapters 18–19, trans. Bede Edwards, OCD

Featured image: The Mediterranean is seen from the Discalced Carmelite property at Stella Maris, Haifa. Image credit: Discalced Carmelites (By permission)

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Because we're both Hermits, we don't' entertain often. But Vira and Frank love it when we do. #pet #pets #dog #dogs #canine #canines #furbaby #furbabies #pack #ourpack #familypack #entertaining #hermit #hermits #family #mammals

Quote of the day, 9 April: St. Teresa of Avila

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Matthew 13:44-46

So I say now that all of us who wear this holy habit of Carmel are called to prayer and contemplation.

This call explains our origin; we are the descendants of men who felt this call, of those holy fathers on Mount Carmel who in such great solitude and contempt for the world sought this treasure, this precious pearl of contemplation (Cf. Mt 13:46) that we are speaking about.

Yet few of us dispose ourselves that the Lord may communicate it to us. In exterior matters we are proceeding well so that we will reach what is necessary; but in the practice of the virtues that are necessary for arriving at this point we need very, very much and cannot be careless in either small things or great.

So, my Sisters, since in some way we can enjoy heaven on earth, be brave in begging the Lord to give us His grace in such a way that nothing will be lacking through our own fault; that He show us the way and strengthen the soul that it may dig until it finds this hidden treasure (Cf. Mt 13:44).

The truth is that the treasure lies within our very selves.

Saint Teresa of Avila

The Interior Castle, V, chap. 1, no. 2

Teresa of Avila, St. 1985, The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila, translated from the Spanish by Kavanaugh, K; Rodriguez, O, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: Brazilian photographer Mateus Campos Felipe captures a tender silhouette of his pregnant wife praying beside a lighted candle in the family’s icon corner. He took the photo just before the birth of their son. Image credit: Mateus Campos Felipe / Unsplash

⬦ Reflection Question ⬦
What hidden treasure is the Lord inviting you to uncover more deeply in prayer today?
⬦ Join the conversation in the comments.

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What moved people in the past and present to become hermits? What does a life of seclusion offer? And is the hermit life possible today?

[Video Title: When Walking Away Is the ONLY Answer (A Hermit’s Philosophy)]
The full video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRuAvAVOi_E

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Song of the fiberglass-roofed hut

https://friendica.world/display/84b6ef2b-3167-1fa7-f85f-8fa244488723

I didn’t know how to play like other children and as a consequence wasn’t a very pleasant companion. I did my best, however, to imitate them but without much success. I was very much bored by it all, especially when we spent the whole afternoon dancing quadrilles.

What I really liked, though, was going to the park [le Jardin de l’Etoile], for there I was first in everything, gathering flowers in great profusion and, knowing how to find the prettiest, I excited the envy of my companions.

What pleased me was when by chance I was alone with little Marie [Marie Guérin, her cousin] and, not having Céline Maudelonde [Marie Guérin’s cousin] dragging her into ordinary games, she left me free to choose, and I chose a game that was entirely new.

Marie and Thérèse became two hermits, having nothing but a poor hut, a little garden where they grew corn and other vegetables. Their life was spent in continual contemplation; in other words, one hermit replaced the other at prayer while she was occupied in the active life. Everything was done with such mutual understanding, silence, and so religiously that it was just perfect.

When Aunt [Céline Fournet Guérin] came to fetch us to go for our walk, we continued the game even on the street. The two hermits recited the rosary together, using their fingers in order to screen their devotion from the inquisitive public; however, one day the younger hermit forgot herself completely: having received a piece of cake for lunch, she made a big sign of the Cross over it before eating it, causing people to laugh.

Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Manuscript A, folios 23r–23v

Note: Visit the Archives of the Carmel of Lisieux to view a wash drawing by Charles Jouvenot depicting Marie and Thérèse in their little hermitage.

Thérèse & Foley, M 2005, Story of a Soul: The autobiography of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Study edn, translated from the French by Clarke, J, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

Featured image: Indonesian photographer Gratias Adhi captures this image of a young girl and her mother praying the Holy Rosary together on her bed at home. Image credit: pakWw / Adobe Stock (Stock photo)

https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/10/06/tej-kidhermits/

#active #CélineGuérin #children #contemplativeLife #hermit #hermits #MarieGuérin #Rosary #StThereseOfLisieux #walk

« Rocky River Landscape With Hermit » by Paul Bril

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#arts #artshare #paintings 🎨 #PaulBril #rivers #light #hermits

Notice I didn't waste any time in pursuit of substitute hermits. 😆

Today's hermits, baked in a new oven. Oven behaved. They look good, taste good, but not as dark as Titus' and not exactly 'as good as'.

Will just have to suffer through them, well... some of them.
Bonus, the house smells amazing.

3/3

#cookies #hermits #baking

Therefore, time to find a 'as good as Titus' hermits' recipe. Probably won't find 'as good as' but will enjoy the process.
First go, staying local, from Crosby's Molasses website - without the glaze/icing. Very good. Not as good, but delicious.

#hermits #cookies #baking
https://www.crosbys.com/chewy-hermit-bars-recipe/

My home may look inviting, but please remember that I'm a curmudgeonly hermit. Happy Fourth of July! #curbappeal #hermits #4thofjuly #fourthofjuly #IndependenceDay2024 #garden #flags

It's a lucky Hermit that has a friend who shows up with these kinds of treasures--Barbies, and an Avengers book--a show I've been a fan of since its American debut, on April 21, 1969. Thanks, Sue! #britishTV #theavengers #barbie #hermits

"There exists a long tradition of Benedictine hermits back to the time of Benedict himself. It is admittedly a good solution but it affects only a few individuals. These have the advantage of a solitary life and of freedom to develop according to their own needs and personal vocation. They have a minimum of concern about temporalities, and they are able to continue their monastic life as members of the community where they made profession. Normally, however, monks have neither the desire nor the grace to live this particular kind of life, and the real problems remain to be solved in the context of common living.”

Merton, Thomas. “The Monastic Renewal: Problems and Prospects.” (1966) in Selected Essays. Edited with an introduction by Patrick F. O’Connell. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2013, p. 390

#Merton #hermits #monasticism #vocation

A hermit, huh? No one told me this was an option back in my pre-happy-heathen days (I am a happy solitary heathen now btw).

On serious note, interesting story, and the guy is right nearby in Eastern KY.

>Catholic solitary monastic approved by Kentucky bishop comes out as transgender https://religionnews.com/2024/05/19/catholic-diocesan-hermit-approved-by-kentucky-bishop-comes-out-as-transgender/

#Catholic #religion #hermits #KentuckyProud #LGBTQ

It's easy to be a Curmudgeonly Hermit in the modern era. Thank Buddha for Zoom Get-Togethers! #zoom #hermits #curmudgeons

White Otter Castle in Kenora, Ontario

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.#hermits #castles #eccentrichomes #lakes #logging #cabins #section-Atlas
White Otter Castle