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Eremitical Life

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The life of a hermit, separate from the world in praise of God and for the salvation of the world, in the silence of solitude, assiduous prayer, and penance

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Catechism Passages

Passages ranked by relevance to Eremitical Life, from most closely related outward.

§920 CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

Without always professing the three evangelical counsels publicly, hermits "devote their life to the praise of God and salvation of the world through a stricter separation from the world, the silence of solitude and assiduous prayer and penance." 460

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