Dia do Religioso

Canto  do  Claustro                  Chamado à vida contemplativa

O claustro canta                                                     Deus te espera                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      um canto pobre                                                      como um rochedo no deserto.

seu chão de pedra                                                  Nada terás de sensível.                                                                                                                                                                                                    e rude jardim.                                                         A monotonia dos dias e das noites

                                                                                 escorrerá sobre ti.

O claustro canta                                                      Vertical há de ser                                                                                                                                                                                                                              pr’o céu, pr’o mundo,                                              o sentido dos teus dias,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    canto profundo                                                         e o das  tuas noites...                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      que Deus lhe dá.  

Se o claustro canta,                                                      És convidadaSe o claustro canta,                                                  a descer por abismos,       a subir montanhas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     por que será?                                                            de neves eternas.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Habitua-te ao vento das alturas

                                                                                   e ao calor das cavernas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

É que ele ama                                                            em rochas inacessíveis.

seu Deus, e o louva,                                                    como um rochedo no deserto.

é que ele chama

o irmão distante,

que  vive errante.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

a vir  beber                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             da água viva                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  que eternamente,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       sem fim corrente,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                do Deus eterno                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          transbordará.

                                                                                   

                                                                                    Vem,

                                                                                    Deus te espera