Grade 11 Lesson 9

Grade 11 Lesson 9: The Monastic Life

Learning Outcomes

Monasticism

• G11.LO60 - Appraise the contributions of monasticism to the church, and the role it plays today.
• G11.LO62 - Estimate the effects of the monastic communities to the Malankara Church.
• G11.LO63 - Consider St. Basil the Great's, St. Pachomius', St. Mary of Egypt's influence on monasticism/asceticism

Textbook Lesson

• USA & Canada: Lesson 9 Textbook PDF
• UEA: Lesson 9 Textbook PDF

Expanding Thoughts on Lesson

• The Way of the Monk
  • [St. John Climacus] “Angels are light for monks, monks are light for laymen"
• Effects of monastic communities to the Malankara church
  • HG Geevarghese Mar Ivanios - Former Metropolitan of Kottayam Diocese, St. Barnabas Indian Orthodox Mission Church, Washington D.C.
  • HG Geevarghese Mar Ivanios – Apr 12 / Man of Unceasing Prayer – Radiance of Orthodox Spirituality and Monasticism, One In Christ Blog by Jacob P. Varghese

Lesson Resources

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Connecting Materials

• Articles
  • The Vital Contribution of Monasticism Today
  • Influence and Effect of Monasticism, CCEL
  • Monasticism in the Oriental Orthodox Churches, book by Samuel Rubenson
• Lives of the Saints
  • St. Simeon the Stylite, OCA
  • St. Anthony the Great, NEAD