Purpose
      Lay-Cistercians of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery are Catholics who are striving for personal sanctification by living in the world according to the ideals of the Cistercian charism. We commit ourselves to pray for the spiritual and temporal needs of priests and religious, especially for those of the Cistercian Order, and in particular for the monastic community of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit. We seek to encourage the growth of contemplative prayer in the world by striving to be a leaven within the contemporary world through our living of the Cistercian charism.
      As Lay-Cistercians of the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, we hold the Rule of St. Benedict as our guide for living the Gospel in our daily lives. By the practice of stability, obedience and continual conversion in our particular state of life, we join many generations of people living outside of monasteries who have been affiliated with monks and nuns of the Benedictine and Cistercian traditions. Our charism as Lay-Cistercians is a call for a greater emphasis on developing the elements of silence and solitude for interior prayer. The underlying spirituality of a Lay-Cistercian is the call to live each day in humble submission to the Holy Spirit.
      We understand stability in our lives as our commitment to our families, to our Lay Cistercian Community, and the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, our obedience is directed to our families, our work settings, our Lay-Cistercian Community and our Spiritual Father(s). Our striving for continual conversion is our response to the constant need for personal renewal in our on-going journey to God.

Profession Statement
      We, the Lay-Cistercians of Our Lady of the Holy Spirit, form a community of Catholics living in the world, striving for a conversion of life as our free response to the love of God. We are committed to live in a spirit of contemplative prayer and sacrifice in obedience to God’s universal call to holiness. Guided by the Cistercian charism, we accept the Rule of St. Benedict as our guide for living the Gospel within our chosen vocations.