{"id":1871,"date":"2011-12-10T19:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-11T03:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2025-10-16T08:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:45:00","slug":"living-the-liturgy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/living-the-liturgy\/","title":{"rendered":"Living the Liturgy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">F<\/span>eeling like I should share this video documentary about the Benedictine Abbey at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clearcreekmonks.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clear Creek<\/a>, Oklahoma. When I was thinking of the <a title=\"Towards a New Cluny\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=1315\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Cluny<\/a>, this is pretty much exactly what I had in mind, though I didn&#8217;t know it at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" data-attachment-id=\"1873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/living-the-liturgy\/screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6-58-09-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png?fit=797%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"797,445\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Snow in the Cloister\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Snow in the Cloister&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png?fit=797%2C445&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png?resize=300%2C167\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Screen-shot-2011-12-10-at-6.58.09-PM.png?w=797&amp;ssl=1 797w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snow in the Cloister<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s about an hour, so grab some cocoa and settle in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XqAJVr1913k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feeling like I should share this video documentary about the Benedictine Abbey at Clear Creek, Oklahoma. When I was thinking of the New Cluny, this is pretty much exactly what I had in mind, though I didn&#8217;t know it at the time. Snow in the Cloister It&#8217;s about an hour, so grab some cocoa and settle in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11,133,26,20,4,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chant","category-clear-creek-abbey","category-latin","category-silence","category-sacred-liturgy","category-vocation"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1aGBK-ub","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":96752,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/some-monkish-videos\/","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":0},"title":"Some Monkish Videos for Saint Benedict&#8217;s Feast","author":"Thom","date":"11 July 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Icon of Saint Benedict at Mount Athos today's Feast of Saint Benedict, I thought I'd share with you some of the short videos and documentaries I've found over the years that give an insight into the monastic life. 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In an odd\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Clear Creek Abbey&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Clear Creek Abbey","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/clear-creek-abbey\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Monastic Diurnal 01","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Monastic-Diurnal-01.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Monastic-Diurnal-01.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Monastic-Diurnal-01.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Monastic-Diurnal-01.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":109405,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/dom-prosper-gueranger\/","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":2},"title":"Dom Prosper Gu\u00e9ranger","author":"Thom","date":"30 January 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"the 150th anniversary of the death of Servant of God Dom Prosper Gu\u00e9ranger, OSB (1805-1875). He refounded Solesmes Abbey, from which an entire Congregation of Benedictine monasteries has since sprung. He is responsible for the restoration of monastic life in France, as well as promoting the sacred liturgy\u00a0and spearheading the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chant&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chant","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/chant\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dom_Prosper_Gueranger_Public_Domain.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dom_Prosper_Gueranger_Public_Domain.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dom_Prosper_Gueranger_Public_Domain.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dom_Prosper_Gueranger_Public_Domain.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Dom_Prosper_Gueranger_Public_Domain.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":87432,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/of-benedict-and-his-monks\/","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":3},"title":"Of Benedict and His Monks","author":"Thom","date":"11 July 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Saint Benedict's Day! Today is the principal feast of the founder of western monasticism: the author of the Holy Rule, and a great saint. Over the course of the last decade and more, new monastic institutions with many young monks and sisters are beginning to flourish throughout the world.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Chant&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Chant","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/chant\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Saint-Benedict.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Saint-Benedict.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Saint-Benedict.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":84802,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/of-benedict-and-his-order\/","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":4},"title":"Of Benedict and His Order","author":"Thom","date":"21 March 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Although it no longer appears on the Universal (Roman) calendar, today is one of two feasts of Saint Benedict celebrated by Benedictines throughout the world. This is the day in the year 547 when Saint Benedict of Norcia died. Saint Benedict is generally considered the founder of western monasticism, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Clear Creek Abbey&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Clear Creek Abbey","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/category\/clear-creek-abbey\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Birra-Nursia.jpg?fit=599%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Birra-Nursia.jpg?fit=599%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Birra-Nursia.jpg?fit=599%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":90220,"url":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/tradition-at-clear-creek-abbey\/","url_meta":{"origin":1871,"position":5},"title":"Tradition at Clear Creek Abbey","author":"Thom","date":"26 November 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Dwight Longenecker has a great article up today about Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey. 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