Order of Benedictine Chaplains (Benedictine Chaplains) The OCB- Ordo Capellani Benedictini (Benedictine Chaplains) is open to all Through the centuries, Christians have gathered to form communities in which they have supported one another in prayer, work, and fellowship.
This commitment has taken the form of an ecumenical Christian community in the Benedictine monastic tradition celebrating and following the example of Saint Benedict. Members of this Community who come from a wide variety of denominational backgrounds and occupations, make professions of commitment according to their Rule of Life, including vows of obedience, stability, and conversion of life. Founded upon Scripture and the heritage of monastic tradition, the Ordo Celticus Capellani Benedictini ( Celtic Benedictine Chaplains) gives definition to its purpose as a living witness to the values and principles essential to Christian life and faith. Members of this worldwide community are joined in a common commitment of love and service to God, to each other and to the world. Monasticism for a new millenium '...the restoration of the church will surely come only from a new type of monasticism which has nothing in common with the old but a complete lack of compromise in a life lived in accordance with the Sermon on the Mount in the discipleship of Christ. I think it is time to gather people together to do this...' -Dietrich Bonhoeffer Extract of a letter written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer to his brother Karl-Friedrick on the 14th of January, 1935. Please join us For thise who wish a closer fellowship, Chaplains can join the Ordo Capellani Benedictini (Benedictine Chaplains) as Affiliated Chaplains. The OCB is a modified benedictine style monastic group. The cornerstone of a Religious vocation is the desire to give oneself to God, to draw near to God and become more and more consistently God's own. If this desire grows and persists, it must lead to practical attempts to reshape one’s whole life. This reshaping follows from a sure conviction that Christ has removed the essential barrier between God and us. Only from such a conviction can we grapple with our faults and temptations. There are four spiritual requirements for an aspirant: 1) that he / she be truly seeking God; 2) that he / she be eager for the “Work of God,” the Divine Office; 3) that he / she be eager for obedience; and 4) that he / she welcome humility (necessary because of our egoism) that comes in its exercise. In addition we require that the aspirant: be a member of the AICAC in good standing;