Thursday, 3rd November 2022
A Coptic Visit
Fr Shenouda, a Christian Coptic Orthodox monk from St Shenouda Monastery, in Putty, NSW, took his annual retreat at New Norcia.
"Although I have had many retreats at Catholic monasteries previously," Fr Shenouda said, "this is the first time I have joined the monks in their daily lives. My experience here is very positive as I see a very good example of keeping to the Benedict rule of communal monastic life and living simply."
Even though the prayers were different to what Fr Shenouda was used to, he said he could see similarities in their structure and content. "What I enjoyed the most was the true Christian love in the monastic communal life and their welcoming of all visitors."