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142: 291:, Bishop of Lincoln and graduate of Oxford University, referred to the motto "laborare est orare" as one he adopted to shape his daily life. For the record, a good history of Lincoln Cathedral can be seen at the wikipedia page and it is a very similar design to St Marys neo-gothic cathedral in Sydney now that the Sydney version has two spires above the main entrance. In 2010 Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury scheduled an episcopal visit to Lincoln Cathedral on the 100th anniversary of Bishop King's death. 376: 399: 45: 723: 247:
While the monastic life of the monks of Our Lady of Dallas Cistercian Abbey is centered upon the liturgy, their primary occupation is teaching. They find this "a successful symbiosis of Cistercian life and apostolic mission".
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Some orders applied the concept directly to farm work and became an element in the movement towards land reclamation from rot and agricultural development in
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The phrase expresses the need to balance prayer and work in monastic settings and has been used in many religious communities from the
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Professor Murphy has published an 18 page 21st century analysis of nuances comparing "laborare est orare" versus "ora et labora."
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missionaries. It has been using "Ora Et Labora" as the motto since its inception.
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pray the Divine Office five times each day and raise Cashmere goats for wool.
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Lives of Dalhousie University: 1925–1980, The Old College Transformed.
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It is also the motto of Infant Jesus Anglo Indian High School (IJHS),
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is a publication of Benedictine High School and St. Andrew Abbey.
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For the album by Croatian singer Marko Perković Thompson, see
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Congregation of Missionary Benedictines of Sankt Ottilien,
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on the emblem of Billimoria High School in Panchgani, India
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Ora et labora: prayer and action as cooperation with God
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Carlyle, Thomas; Brattin, Joel J.; Trela, D. J. (2005).
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Prayer, meditation and contemplation in Christianity
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Rule of Saint Benedict
Benedictines
Western Europe
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Industrial Revolution
Middle Ages
Liturgy of the Hours
St. Andrew Abbey
Benedictine High School
Community of St. Mary
Greenwich, New York
Thomas Carlyle
Past and Present
Edward King
Dalhousie University

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