A life of quiet and reclusion. The four cistercian monks from austria have come here to bring monastic life back to the tiny town of night seller in the eastern german state of brandenburg. Here you see the name means new cell it derives from nova tele the Cistercian Abbey that was founded here in twelve sixty eight. This is the source of that equation and its all ok so this is the monastery was once a Spiritual Center in the region. And the monks are here on a mission to revive that catholic tradition. Some. People. From. The monks pray seven times a day itll be no different here in north tell it even on the day of their arrival. The first prayer in latin is from the liturgy of the hours. Oh. Yes. Its. The. Members of the local parish have prepared a sunday reception in the rectory. Father aloysius will be in charge of the monks household hes twenty seven years old and was born in bavaria in southern germany. And his. Father fil a mon is thirty seven and from the swabian region of germany. Hell be teaching the religion classes at the elementary school. Forty year old father killian is from the german state of hessen he studied at the adreno university in the city of frankfurt under order not far from. The leader of the small group the prior to b. Is fifty two year old father simeon. Originally from germanys rhineland he previously held the post of pryor in the mother house highly going crites abbey in austria. Before leaving for brandenburg he was the cantor. Or. The. Whole of over a year of the the. Last winter the monks were at the abbey in the vienna woods near the austrian capital preparing for their mission in. You. Monks have been living and working here for nine hundred years. Of. Highly concrete sabby is the oldest continuously occupied Cistercian Monastery in the world. Prayers govern the rhythm of daily life. Well. The call of the ship from used to mean man is the crown of creation that has to be said. And it is our job to see that the gospel is brought close to people who have learned more a monastery also has to do missionary work. That means god willing there will also perform Pastoral Care in the parish to bring in the part i. Will be carrying out pastoral work in the parish of nights. And for that the diocese will provide salaries which can then go into nights. Well just have to see if we can manage on that so Everything Else like making Business Plans about other things we could do is also part of it maybe we can open a shop in the abbey or Something Like that but were still just getting settled so i cant say very much about it yet. You know. Its winter in austria and the monks are starting to prepare for the move. So. The hymn books for the daily prayers are produced by father mine right in the abbys book bindery. Its hundreds of years old. The books about and. Theyre in their wooden covers. This is yes we do those in the workshop too. Just the page tags dont need to be glued in. If you know how many already and keep looking if you think there are ten of them. Are quite a bit this is for our Divine Office ordered according to the days of the week for two weeks this is for sunday six so you see this somewhat cryptic e. U. They represent syllables in second last cycle or m. Are men so they tell us how to sing the ending of the second half of us. With us here and this number tells us how the first half first is to be sung. It is. The hymnals have arrived annoyed so. Here one of the rules of st benedict is being written. Care must be taken that no monk presume on any ground to defend another monk in the monastery or as it were to take him under his protection even though they be united by some tie a blood relationship. This is durations are among the strictest catholic monastic orders living according to the rule of st benedict he formulated the precepts in the sixth century when he founded the great monastery of Monte Cassino near naples every evening a monk reads from the rules. But moving house does involve worldly activities not only do boxes have to be transported the monks also have to officially register in their new home. But. First we found the space to prayer now we render under the state that which is the state. This is the street. There are things going on there it would have very well we just did what we do in harlingen courts and what the lord has called on us to do we prayed in between prayer as we did worth weve had to return to town because its a two week is. It so as new residents were invited here by the diocese of gurlitz. Lloyd cell is the northernmost point of the Church District the bishop himself had contacted this is directions they reviewed the situation and decided to revive the monastery in. The bishop who has his seed here and gurlitz says this is the Perfect Moment for it. Officer. Its been two hundred years since they were driven out and seven hundred fifty years since they came here for the first time is good. But today were seeing a new search for spirituality a quest for quiet. A search for places to renew ourselves. Often so its my fault. And resettling a monastery like this is a way of supporting that and its a place you could call a Spiritual Service station. Its. Tungsten. Thats the background i have the sense that there are many people not only christians who feel it would do them good. Yes. They see that im highly can be to. People in high stress professions go there and say i need to get away take time out refuel and do something for my soul from i was either of us. In twelve sixty eight the first sister sions came here from the mother abby in saxony and set up the noid cell a monastery the complex belonged to saxony for centuries at its heart is the abbey church it was extended during the baroque period when the clock tower on the west side and the high altar to the east were added. In eight hundred fifteen the territory on the order river was ceded to pressure two years later the monastery was secularized in its property went to the state. One man who has delved into the history of the monastery is the archivist of the diocese then free to play. Although there are many records related to the founding of north south but there is one written source its not in the files but up in the church tower which unfortunately you cant see it from here in the middle ages it was visible but now its hidden by the baroque roof so i suggest we had up there with forth on this its not good. So if it were before the. Users with what home. Were now in the clock tower that was set in front of the medieval facade during the baroque period here this is the western wall from the middle ages you can say with a brick it was and then later mounds in a corner this with a latin inscription that it says that there was once a hill as high as this inscription. And. The hill was leveled in order to build the abbey. But the only thing but. Now were looking at the medieval roof trusses its not quite from the time of the founding its dated fourteen twelve and the remarkable thing is that the navy is standing free here and it seems the normal roof truss was pushed upwards given to ford so i covered on the outside with wood panels. Here you can see the old river plain to the east and there the levels are high its. Ok austrians might not find forty meters much of a rise but for brandenburg its a lot. By swimming with do you know how large the abbey grounds were at the beginning and how they spread the complex didnt just consist of the monastery where the monks lived but also gardens and fields and forest. So in contrast to nowadays the monks back then were given property and goods it was an endowment by the ruler of the region who also bequeath the religious close distance but. Today the abbey belongs to the state of brandenburg its administered by a foundation headed by the state culture ministry. The minister martina is heading to north on business she says the return of monks to the place wont change the status of ownership. Since the establishment of the state of brandenburg the government has invested fifty Million Euros here it has rebuilt her renovated much of us this church and the abbey belong to the states and it will stay that way but there are a number of occupants on the monks can use space here just like others in the complex its a big plus for the entire abby. Martin has been brandenburg minister for Science Research and Cultural Affairs since two thousand and sixteen. A doctor and a social democrat shes been involved in educational and cultural policy since one thousand nine hundred eight. Shes also a catholic and is well equipped to negotiate with the monks this is what im told. Will be because. The talks take place in the rectory there are many issues to be resolved before the monks confound the noid sela priory. By church law it will be subordinate to the abbot of haile can quite but it will be economically independent so itll have to generate income its not even clear yet where the monks will live and crucially how theyll be able to use the cloister section of the complex. Originally the church had direct access to the cloister but the door was bricked up during the baroque reconstruction. The cloister was the main common room in the monastery today its part of a museum with a visitor information center. Here where cistercian monks once strolled through the noid cellar coaster today the monks from austria can learn something about their new home with. Me. In the tourist brochure it says. A bohemian oasis in brandenburg more than seven hundred twenty five years ago henry the illustrious margrave of meissen endowed the cistercians with a monastery in noise. Today its the only completely preserved Cistercian Abbey in brandenburg and the largest baroque monument in North Eastern germany. The four monks have found temporary living quarters in the catholic rectory. But to be fully functioning the monastery will need at least eight monks along with guest rooms and work areas and this house would be too small one alternative is a building that until two hundred years ago hows the abbey administration. Is the foundation offered us eighty percent of the building but eighty percent means that twenty percent of it will be occupied by others so. In this case it would be residential parts of the boarding school. We decided against that because we see some potential conflict between the life style of the monks and the life of a boarding school. Wouldnt leave my this in its. The building in question also houses a music school that belongs to a private high school for many years its been the main tenant in the abbey complex as we all thought. It would be crazy for us to leave the building unless we were offered an acceptable alternative. Were not against monk settling here and im just pointing out potential problems. I certainly do not want to reduce what our school has to offer which is so well accepted little to see in one of us would. Six hundred pupils from sixteen Different Countries are taught by an International Group of teachers the School Administration is skeptical about whether the philosophy of this International Secondary School can harmonize with the reclusive lifestyle of the monks. Dimentia how. Is the intention of the monks to bring their catholic faith to the people so for people who want that its a wonderful thing. But were a school with many different outlooks you feel. Im thinking of our students from the islamic world. Who might be reluctant to have monks so close to the school for life. When the concept that we realised here would undergo some changes. In a few of the successful work of our teachers and everything weve achieved here. Thats something i wouldnt like to see happen. To us but id like to keep it the way it is. Or. If he was just going to hide this. Others annoyed till i have similar concerns peter marsh either who runs the shop at the abbey complex says hes glad the monks have come but he worries about what will happen to his business if they set up their own shop. But. As the monks begin to establish themselves over the next few years in these stock missionizing or whatever it was and open a shop and that could result in competition for me. Well have to see. Some concurrence with the most soon room. Anymore. For the filament is on his way to work he studied to be a teacher before entering the monastery now hes giving religious instruction in the Catholic Elementary School in north cellar. The money he earns will help support the abbey. In the name of the father the son and the holy spirit and men. We can say that together right. Its like. Weve traced our foot and now well write our names on it nice and clearly like this and now think about what person whether theyre still alive or not so youd really like to meet on your own. Guns gun like guns like. To think i am victoria mass and id like to meet my grandma because i only saw her once in my life. I think she smokes so much that she died and i couldnt say goodbye to her. And when was that last year thats last year. Well be praying for all those who have died. Will do that at the end and include everyone i know. You have one of the nicest classrooms when you look out here you look directly at my new home that you all know about right the abbey over there. I would really like to meet jesus for a lot of reasons. First because we believe that jesus christ is god. God lived in this world as a person. Just like you and me. So god who is so far from us as if he suddenly became human. And if that is really true if its true that he became a man. Then that man can tell us everything because hes got. This. Its a day of pilgrimage in the gurlitz Diocese Catholics from eastern saxony in southern brandenburg have come to north sell it to the church of the assumption. Today theres a larger crowd than usual many have come to see the monks. Were dancing and a warm welcome to abbot maximillian from highly concludes abbey in the vienna woods. I dont think i have to explain why hes here with us today. Its the monks First Official appearance annoyed sela they found a new home although the word home may have a wider meaning for people of faith. But he. Says theres a button on your navigation device that says home. And we can push it and head home. The home address i mean is not here on earth it can only be found with god in the great communion of saints. The catholics collect a pilgrimage contribution from the visitors this year it goes toward preparing the founding of the abbey. After the service this is to take time to chat with the locals. Didnt you will you be staying here forever but not forever maybe more sam until we die. We have a place to pray and the rest will follow yeah thats the only live in the rectory. Yes on the first floor but not yet because its still being renovated and obviously thats for now long term we hope the lord will cost his that and more will heed the call and the community will grow thats my greatest wish that was. Of. Honoring. The four monks hold their first prayer of the day at five am the church is then open to everyone. This latin prayer dates back centuries. And if the monks fulfill their mission. It may also be heard annoyed sela centuries from now. You know noam. The. Odds. Theyre like giant test tubes on the high seas. These experimental tanks are sent out by marine biologists. The researchers use them to find out how marine life is adapting to climate change. And what the consequences for the oceans and mankind might be. Tomorrow today in thirty minutes on d w. Yeah. Whatever we begin to do the day were looking for to get out of c o two in the atmosphere and the increase of the temperature. Twenty fifty we have to start by starting to decrease the amount of c o two are there now this is actually not a hard problem but just takes will power over there. 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