Exclusive: Prayer with the Carthusians

Carthusian Praying After 3 years of requesting permission, Agnus Daily was able to get exclusive access to view and record the spiritual life of the French Carthusian monks. The abbot of the monastery, Ab. Jacques Tailliez, hoped that if enough young Catholics were able to experience the peace and joy that the monks immerse themselves in on a daily basis through prayer, more of the youth might desire to live the monastic life. Because of that wish, we were given the opportunity to film Ab. Tailliez during his morning and evening prayers. This rare and special opportunity is one that we at the staff are very honored and pleased to present to our readers.

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, our staff was unable to transfer the video into a digital format in order to it post online. However, we thought that this opportunity was too important to let any roadblocks get in the way. That being said, we present to the readers the transcript of Ab. Tailliez's private morning prayers:

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....................................................*sniff*............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................*ahem*.................................
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.........................................*scratch*....................*scratch*..................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................*cough*................................................................
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........................*sigh*........................................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................*sniff*..................................................................
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The power and beauty of prayer is magnified to infinity with these holy monks. Even though Ab. Tailliez has taken a vow of silence, you can feel the strentgh and passion of his spirituality.

As soon as our staff is able to transfer the video into a digital format, we will post the rest of this amazing experience. Until then, we hope that this will suffice to show young and old alike the unique wonder of the monastic life.

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