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I was alone, I never really lived. Until I was alone, I was not
with myself.
Until I was alone, I never drew near to my Creator.
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| FAQs |
Camaldolese related questions
- What is the current membership?
- What is the best source of information?
- What is your liturgy?
- How many times a day do you gather together in the church?
- Do you accept prayer requests?
- What are the main figures in your tradition?
- Why are your communities small?
- What is the relationship with the Camaldolese in Big Sur, California?
- What is specific about your Congregation?
- What are the differences from the Carthusians?
Website related questions
- Who is in charge of the website?
- Do you have a catalog of products?
- What is your contact information?
- I'm a bookstore, can I get a discount?
- What is your shipping policy?
- What if I just want to order postcards? What would the shipping rate be?
- What is the current membership?
The Congregation of Montecorona has around sixty members in eight hermitages.
- What is the best source of information?
Except for this website, the information about the Camaldolese Hermits
of Montecorona is fairly limited. We recommend the books we have
published, especially the book
Camaldolese Extraordinary.
- What is your liturgy?
You can find our weekly psalter for the Liturgy of the Hours here.
We do not use music. Our Mass is the new rite in the vernacular.
- How many times a day do you gather together in the church?
Six.
- Do you accept prayer requests?
Yes. Your prayer intention will be commended to the brethren at the customary time:
in the Prior's announcements in the Saturday evening chapter.
- What are the main figures in your tradition?
Our founder, Saint Romuald; our legislator and doctor of the Church, Saint Peter Damian;
and our reformer, Blessed Paul Giustiniani.
- Why are your communities small?
When Saint Romuald founded Camaldoli, it had 5 members. And Blessed Paul's
first hermitages had 5-7 members. So a house with a handful of monks is in agreement
with our tradition.
- What is the relationship with the Camaldolese in Big Sur, California?
We are the reformed branch of the Camaldolese tree. The two hermitages belong to two different
congregations, whose major superiors meet annually. The congregations also share a common liturgical ordo.
- What is specific about your Congregation?
We have only hermitages, with no cenobitical monasteries. We profess the Rule of Benedict, but
we do not belong to the Benedictine order.
- What are the differences from the Carthusians?
With us, following the Second Vatican Council, both priests and brothers are choir religious
and have similar work responsibilities, whereas the Carthusian life divides choral and manual
labor roles between the Fathers and the Brothers. In addition, our community size tends to be much
smaller and our liturgy simpler.
- Who is in charge of the website?
A lay friend of the community has set up and maintains the website associated
with www.camaldolese.org. We have no access to the Internet ourselves, but
are pleased with the job he is doing.
- Do you have a catalog of products?
Yes, please download our
catalog here.
Requires free Acrobat Reader.
- What is your contact information?
Holy Family Hermitage
PO Box 365
Downingtown, PA 19335
Tel: 928-395-8140
Fax: 360-639-1319
- I'm a bookstore, can I get a discount?
Bookstores can receive standard 40% discount.
Bookstores are required to pre-pay and all sales are final.
- What is your shipping policy?
Shipping is done through USPS and UPS. A tracking number will be provided
upon request. Delivery confirmation numbers are used with USPS (not tracking).
If you are outside of the US, please first email orders@camaldolese.org to
obtain a shipping quote.
- What if I just want to order postcards? What would the
shipping rate be?
10 postcards would equal the shipping cost of 1 book. Or, postcards are .50
each to ship in quantites of less than 10.
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