The Trappists - a Video

Pontifical Mass at the Trappist Abbey of Mariawald, 2009 (source)

The degree of observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict by the Cistercians was the object of intense debate throughout the 17th century. The so-called "Strict Observance", enforced and defended in many places since at least the earliest days of that century, ended up finding a systematic application through the choices made by