Heartsong Hermitage

Abraham was alone when he received the three messengers and realized that he had encountered God.

In the solitude of the desert, your servant Moses stood barefoot before the burning bush as God revealed His

holy name.

Elijah detached himself from the other prophets to make his lonely journey into the desert and to experience

God's Providence.

As the dawn of salvation drew nigh, John the Baptist lived as a stranger to the ways of his people.

Our Lord Jesus Christ, anointed with the power of the Spirit, was driven into the wilderness of Judea to meet

his adversary.

There have always been hermits, anchorites, eremites and solitaries in the universal Church. Today there seems to be a movement of the Holy Spirit calling forth the hermitic vocation once again.

The Anchoress follows in the footsteps of those whom, in times past, God called into the desert in spiritual warfare. Living in silence and solitude, aspiring to that interior quiet in which wisdom is born. 

 Commitment of  Heartsong Hermitage

Our commitment is a vision that we share and promote no matter where we are or how many diverse ministries we might be engaged. To serve God in all things and all things in God.

To model the Benedictine charism of peace. PAX, In our ecumenical HIV/AIDS  ministry of word and sacrament. To embrace ecumenism and live in unity with all people under the omophore of Orthodox Bishops The Rt. Rev. Dr. Johannes de B of Johannesburg, South Africa and The Rt. Rev. Dr. Claudio Francisco Sanchez Escobar of Seville, Spain.

The residents of Heartsong Hermitage live God's grace in answering the call to hermitic life. The hermitage provides a place of stability, a place to live, grow and learn, in the balance envisaged by St. Benedict.

The Hermitage is an expression of the mystery of the Church, where nothing is preferred to the Father's glory. Every effort is made to ensure that life is formed in the Gospel, which is the supreme law. By fidelity to the monastic way of  life which has a hidden apostolic fruitfulness though which we serve God and His people.

The Hermitage is a school of the Lord's service where Christ is formed in our hearts through prayer, spiritual direction, contemplation, scripture, Lection Divina and works of mercy. Through God's word we are trained in discipline of heart and action to be responsive to the Holy Spirit in continual mindfulness of God's presence.