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| The Trappist Monastery is one of the most famous retreat centers in the whole Western Visayas Region. Most of its patrons are from the city and province of Iloilo due to accessibility. Ilonggos who go to in-country destinations usually visit the island-province of Guimaras with the Trappist Monastery as part of their itinerary. |
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| This visit to Guimaras was a school-based thing. I will find time to go back there again for a personal retreat to give myself a 'spiritual vacation'. I know I have done countless bad things but there is still an internal divine yearning to reflect, to contemplate, to meditate, to pray. Focusing on quiet and seclusion, I am positive that the Trappist Monastery will provide time, space, and conditions to accommodate my ever restless heart. |
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| During my two-day stay inside the monastery, I was able to observe lots of things. As a lover of history, I was happy to see for myself how the Cistercian monks spend the days of their lives. I presume these are men of great talent and culture who are attracted to seek God in the monastery. |
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| Their life inside radiates a spirit of simplicity and obedience to their vocation. There's evident austerity, manual labor, and prayer, the very things that spell their Order. Their livelihood involves agriculture. They have a farm which produce various products. They have a large orchard of mango trees whose yield they make into jam. They have a small bakery where they make cookies. They sell all these products in the store located facing the gate of the monastery. |
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