The monastery, an oasis of spiritual renewal, and its message to the world through service and pro-existence. The Orthodox monastery is a true oasis of spiritual refreshment for human souls. The monks, true "soldiers of Christ," provide spiritual guidance to the faithful, rendering them capable of overcoming the sorrows, frustrations, and tribulations of earthly life. Through pure prayer, good example and wise advise, they are practicing a permanent missionarism in this world infected by

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... ern idolatry. In the monastery, Christians find spiritual fathers and nuns, who help them fulfil their moral and social responsabilities and enter the realm of transcendence. The Orthodox monastery keeps the holy traditions, maintains the pure light of faith, preserves the sacred heritage, and trains spiritual personalities able to receive the enlightenments of the Holy Ghost. The Orthodox monastery, through the exemplary devotion of monks, the splendour of the liturgical cult, and by exerting charitable love, revigorates human society and inspires the renewal of the Church. The missionary ethos of Orthodox monasticism may be summarised by the inspired words of Saint John Climacus: "The life of monks is light unto all people." Astăzi, când societatea înclină spre libertinaj, iar etalarea materialismului brutal şi vicios întunecă existenţa umană, mănăstirile sunt unităţi de şoc în "lupta cea bună" a creştinilor doritori de a atinge piscul desăvârşirii morale. Creştinii care trăiesc într-o lume deşirată, sătui de al ei vacuum secular, aleargă spre mănăstiri cu 14th International Symposium on Science, Theology and Arts