Ascetic life
Our monastic week is divided into 2 parts (4 days of asceticism and 3 days of apostolic services(missionary)
Our monastic day consists of 7 prayers, Bible meditation, work and spiritual reading.
The monks are accustomed to doing all sorts of work (agriculture, construction, artisanal, cooking, …) and we are currently building our monastery.
Missionary Life
In the 3 days of apostolic services(missionary), we support the parish priests of the whole eparchy with all sorts of pastoral work (mass, confession, spiritual retreats, …)
The monks of the congregation support the needs of the Eparchy, in all sorts of apostolic services based on the request of the Archbishop. And takes care of social affairs, humanitarian needs and agricultural (monthly food boxes and daily meals, covering fees of medical operations for the families in need, monthly medicines).
Vow of the Word
The monks pronounce four vows, Obedience, Chastity, Poverty and the Word of God.
Having the word of God as a vow will enrich our meditation and prayer thus, enriching God’s people with the Word of God. Also, the monk’s soul will be healed through the word of God to be able to heal others.
Wilderness
We have a progressive wilderness formation system that begins immediately upon entering monastic life and intensifies gradually over the years. From the first year as a postulant, each novice spends six hours in the wilderness (three hours before and after noon), adding one hour after noon each subsequent year until reaching full-day contemplative solitude by permanent vows. During these wilderness periods, monks sustain themselves only with fruits and nuts rather than formal meals. Additionally, the entire community undertakes mandatory three-day monthly retreats in the remote wilderness where hermitages are being constructed, allowing complete immersion in silence, fasting, and uninterrupted prayer. This carefully structured ascent ensures that monks who eventually discern a call to permanent eremitical life as hermits have been thoroughly formed in the interior disciplines, sustained solitude, and rigorous ascetic practices essential for this most demanding monastic vocation.
Daily Prayers
The daily schedule of the monks is fundamentally structured around the Divine Office and devotional practices, including morning prayer, midday prayer, psalms, the rosary, evening prayer, prostrations, and midnight prayer, along with participation in the Divine Liturgy. Each monk engages in Scripture meditation and study, spiritual reading, mental prayer, adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, manual or intellectual work, shared meals, and fraternal gatherings.
Brotherly love
Brotherly love stands as one of the foundational pillars of Beit Maroun, where the monastic community strives to emulate the first Christian community by becoming “one heart” and one family. The monks share everything in common—the Eucharist, prayers, work, mission, fraternal gatherings, and meals—living as members united to Christ the Head, forming one body where each belongs to the other. In this family spirit of peace and love, the monks serve one another regardless of age or position, encouraging the hesitant, supporting the weak, and practicing mutual patience while avoiding all judgment of their brothers.
Every evening after dinner, the entire community gathers together for a sacred time of fraternal sharing, where brothers offer their daily meditations, spiritual reflections, and insights from their contemplative life. This daily gathering embodies the spirit of the early Church that “met every day with one heart, broke bread in their homes, shared their food with joy and simplicity of heart, and praised God,” fostering an environment where more experienced monks share their wisdom, newer members contribute fresh perspectives, and all grow together in virtue—particularly in love and service—before advancing deeper into ascetic practice.