Burnt Out Incense: The Saga of Citeaux, American Epoch

The Saga of Citeaux #4

by M. Raymond

Anyone interested in Cistercian monks and how they came to our country over 150 years ago from France will enjoy this book. It tells of the dreams, setbacks and dangers they faced on their journey to establish the Cistercian Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky, chronicling the history, both physical and spiritual.A listing of the deceased monks,1848 to 1948, at Gethsemani, of approx. 12 pages is included in the back. Fr. Raymond calls them Gethsemani's Gold Stars.

Genres: Catholic, History

457 pages, Hardcover

First published April 25, 1949

About the author

Fr. Mary Raymond Flanagan, O.C.S.O.

Born Joseph David Flanagan in 1903, he grew up in Massachusetts. He joined the Jesuits in 1920, teaching at Holy Cross College from 1927 to 1930 and later serving as retreat master. In 1936, he joined the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists) at the cloister of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane in Kentucky where he received the name he is most know by today, Fr. Mary Raymond. He wrote twenty-two books as a Trappist, many dealing with the subject of how the laity could achieve sanctity.

Reviews

[Amy Gieser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good book on the monks in America. But the series doesn’t truly end here! Now go read The Less Traveled Road which is a whole biography of the last abbot- Frederic Dunne.

[Marien Vega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Después de más de 30 años, finalmente logré terminar 'La saga de Citeaux". Aunque me tomó tiempo, me alegra haberlo conseguido, en gran parte gracias a la disponibilidad de los libros en formato digital. Este es el último tomo de la serie, aunque no necesariamente el mejor.

[Agustin Estrada · Rating 3 out of 5]

The history of the abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane is very interesting, but the book is quite slow in many moments. The narrative focuses on the arrival of the monks in America, and the government of the first five abbots. He speaks little of the customs of La Trapa and much about the problems they had to face upon their arrival in the United States. Unless someone has a deep interest in the history of the Cistercian monasteries, it is not a book that I recommend AE

[Daniel Vidal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Disfruté de la lectura. Del progreso del hombre de 1848 a 1948 y de cómo estos monjes salieron adelante por amor a Jesucristo.