Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem

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The Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem were founded in 1975 by Brother Pierre-Marie Delfieux (currently prior general) with the aim of promoting the spirit of the monastic desert (cf. Charles de Foucauld) in the heart of cities.

In the communities' Rule of Life, Delfieux answers the question: why Jerusalem? "Because Jerusalem is the city given by God to men and built by men for God, thereby becoming the foremost of the cities of the world, and because your vocation is to be a city-dweller, you are a monk, a nun of Jerusalem. §161

Be vigilant to keep in your heart a true concern for communion with all the sons of Abraham, Jews and Muslims, who are like you worshippers of the one God and for whom Jerusalem is equally a holy City." §174

These Catholic communities are present in

Belgium : Brussels
Canada : Montréal (2004)
France : Paris (1975) Vézelay (1993) Strasbourg (1995) Mont-Saint-Michel (2001) La Ferté-Imbault/Indre (département) (Magdala retreat house) , Lourdes-Ossun
Italy : Florence, Pistoia, Gamogna (1998), La Trinité des Monts (2006)

[edit] References

The Jerusalem Community Rule of Life. Foreword by Carlo Carretto. Paulist Press, 1985. ISBN 0-8091-2712-1.

[edit] See also

Catholic religious order

[edit] External links

Official site
KTO, the French Catholic television service, presents video of daily services from the Jerusalem community in Paris (Monday to Friday, except in August).

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