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      • THE DESERT OR WILDERNESS
        February 22, 2012 | by Kevin Francis Bernadette Clay, Founder & Executive Director

        Regardless if we are called to the monastic or secular way, if we bear the name Christian, we must not only liturgically accompany Christ in the desert, we must truly learn from him, imitate him, and share in his temptation in the desert and martyrdom on the Cross, lest we – like the children of Israel – be overthrown by the Enemy and perish by our own sinfulness. We must never forget that our entire life on earth is a desert and wilderness to work out our salvation with fear and trembling (Cf. Phil. 2:12) through the seasons of aridity, temptation, persecution and wandering among the fear of being empty, broken, lost and forgotten. Nevertheless, if we are courageous and wholehearted enough to persevere – by grace and mercy through faith and patience – the desert or wilderness will prove to be our God-given “transitus” (Passover, Pascha, i.e., Easter) from the captivity of sin and death to the promised land of heaven and eternal life.
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    • TRANSITUS – OLATES OF THE LAST MARTYRDOM is a new monastic association, existing as a school of Christian perfection, open to followers of Jesus Christ who wish to adopt a common rule of Christian life, prayer, study, work and evangelization, thus adapting the Gospel ideal commonly associated with monasticism to their life in the world.

      The Rule of Transitus – Oblates of the Last Martyrdom is to observe the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by following the teaching and the example of the Church Fathers and the Saints, who made Christ the inspiration and model of their life with God and people. Jesus, the gift of the Father’s love, is the way to him, the truth into which the Holy Spirit leads us, and the life which he has come to give us abundantly.

      Members pursue communion with God, and by grace, a participation in his divine life through dispassion and the perfection of charity, prayer and liturgical activity, commitment to the Church and guidance from spiritual directorship, in solidarity with their fellow oblates, and in service to others – Going from Gospel to life, and life to the Gospel.

      The GOSPEL is our primary rule,
      JESUS is our primary example, and
      CHARITY is our primary vocation and law.

      “We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.” – St. Francis of Assisi