Our ministry within the Church is a ministry of prayer,
adoration and the offering of our personal suffering, endured
because of chronic illness and disability, to glorify our loving God.

We offer our sufferings to our Blessed Mother so that this most
sublime gift will most assuredly reach the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

We assist the Church as valuable intercessor's of prayer,
participating in solidarity with her for the sanctification
of the world.

We assist the Church by offering the family of God the
opportunity to practice corporeal works of mercy.
Ministry of
  The Hermits of St. Giles

A hermit ( from the Greek, literally means "desert", and
"uninhabited". Therefore, "desert-dweller" adjective: "eremos"
is a person who lives to some greater or lessor degree in
seclusion and/or isolation from society.  In Christianity, the term
was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitical life
out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the
Old Testament which was meant to bring about a change of
heart.  In the Christian tradition the eremtical life is an early
form of monastic living that preceded.  The monastic life in the
cenobium.  The Rule of St. Benedict (ch.1) lists hermits among
four kinds of monks.  Modern Roman Catholic Church law
recognizes consecrated hermits as members of the Consecrated
Life.

The work of the Hermits of St. Giles is salvation.  The word  
salvation means "to come closer to God."  We strive to place all
our effort into loving and knowing God through prayer and
study.  An important aspect of the HSG is prayer.  Prayer, at its
foundation, is our cry to God from our hearts in adoration and
thanksgiving, praise and intercession for ourselves
and for our neighbor.  As Christ teaches us to
"Love your neighbor as yourself."

We join,  as  much as one  can,  in the prayer of the Church by  
reciting daily the Liturgy of the Hours.  This is one of the oldest
traditions of the monastic life since the 5th century.  The desert
fathers and mothers memorized much of the books in the Bible      
because there were not many copies of Scripture available.
Many monks dedicated themselves to hand copying the Scripture
since the printing press was not yet invented.  We also receive the
Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist once a week from each of our             
parish's Eucharistic ministers.

We pray regularly for the living and deceased members of our
families and loved ones, the needs of our personal parishes,
and the Church throughout the world, indeed, all of God's
children. Remembering the words of St. Paul, "All creation
groans in silent expectation."

We devote our day to our Blessed Mother who is also central
to our charism, for all redemption began through our Lady's
"fiat", Her "yes".  It is always through Her that our offerings
can be presented more purified to our Heavenly Father for the              
good of all. Therefore, let us practice a daily devotion to Mary
our Mother by way of the most Holy Rosary, meditating on Her             
Son's Life.

Members are encouraged to receive regular spiritual direction
which ensures continued growth in the spiritual life.

We adopt a monastic way of life following the path
of silence, solitude, and simplicity of life.

Make time during the day for silence to better attune ourselves
to the work of the Holy Spirit within us.  
We dedicate ourselves to spiritual,reading especially the
Scriptures.  This is a very ancient monastic practice which is
known as Lectio Divina.
  
Practice simplicity of life in a way that will
open others to desire God to guide their
lives in the way of love and mercy.

Reading and meditating on the Lives of the
Saints is very inspirational.  It helps us to
open our hearts to God; Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit.  There are numerous holy men
and women who were deeply in love with God
and who lived a contemplative
spirituality such as, St. Theresa of Avila,
St. John of the Cross, St. Bernard,
St. Benedict, St. Terese of Liseux,
Thomas Merton to name a few.

We strive to grow in faith and trust by
embracing the mystery of suffering
and the Cross.