The Ritual of the Clothing of Monks

Abbot Francis Acharya presents an English translation and study of the liturgy for the ritual of the clothing of monks in the Syriac tradition that serves as the initiation for new monks into the monastic life. CONTENTS A WORD OF APPRECIATION DEDICATION FOREWORD The Ritual of the Clothing of Monks-Translation COMMENTARY PART ONE. The Structura! Parts PART TWO. A Drama of Four Actors PART THREE. The Mature and Characteristic Features of the Monastic Charism Conclusion. What then is proper to the Monastic Charism in the Antiochean Tradition? Appendix. Homily of Moses Bar Kepha