Help needed to clarify ambiguity

[St_Barnabus]

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[thereselittleflower]

I'm sure someone will benefit from the information, just as I am sure Fr Hardon understands the Mind of the Church.

 

[St_Barnabus]

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[WarriorAngel]

Question:
What of the monks who gave up to the vow of silence?

Are their prayers moot point?
[or should i say - mute point]

 

[Virgil the Roman]

Question:
What of the monks who gave up to the vow of silence?

Are their prayers moot point?
[or should i say - mute point]

Their vow exempts Holy Mass and vocal prayer; and common prayer. The vow is designed to cut out any idle talk or chatter; not speaking at all whenever necessary or vocal prayer.

 

[St_Barnabus]

Since there had been 327 views on this thread, I felt obligated to correct any misinformation that some are holding as a result of reading it. Without my many inquiries being received yet, I did have one answer today that really gives me a lot of peace and points to the direction I had felt was the Lord's leading me.

While I absolutely will not enter any further conversation with ThereselittleFlower after her 2,838-word dissertation, I do want to offer this clarification, followed later with any others that I receive.

Reply from moderator: I had discussed this with an excellent priest some time back -- mostly because I find myself distracted from meditating on the mysteries while praying aloud. In truth, he laughed at me, genially. His response was that whether the words are audible or not, they need to be vocalized in the mind -- perhaps while moving the lips silently -- while the mystery is in the heart of the prayer. His comment on it was, "Imagine being in church with a cacophony of a few dozen pious people each praying different devotions aloud...does that sound like something God would ask of you?"

My response:
Your words are truly speaking to my heart, bringing much peace. In researching this initially, I was leaning towards Pope John Paul's words in Rosarium Virginis Mariae.

A path of contemplation
5. But the most important reason for strongly encouraging the practice of the Rosary is that it represents a most effective means of fostering among the faithful that commitment to the contemplation of the Christian mystery which I have proposed in the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte as a genuine "training in holiness"

The Rosary belongs among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation. Developed in the West, it is a typically meditative prayer,

I believe the author of the "dissertation" should study the true prayer of the heart (contemplation) and not get sidetracked by novelties such as errors of quietism that I was accused of.

 

[Edial]

Closing at OP request.