I am a monk and people always ask me one question about life – it has nothing to do with God

A monk has opened about a question about life – and it has nothing to do with God.

A father from Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire was asked if monks can support a football team and you can surprise his answer.

Life in the monastery is structured the rule of St Benedict that emphasizes prayer, work and community life.

The day starts early with Matins – a service of the morning prayer, especially when he sang and sung at 6:00 am.

The mass is celebrated at 9:00 am on weekdays and 9:30 am on Sunday.

After mass, monks keep various work -related roles, such as preparing homilies, leading retreats or fulfilling other community tasks.

The day includes periods for personal prayer, manual labor and recreation.

Meals are taken in silence, with one monk reading aloud, often from non-religious texts to the community.

A father from Ampleforth Abbey in North Yorkshire was asked if monks can support a football team and you can surprise his answer

Life in the monastery is structured the rule of St Benedict that emphasizes prayer, work and community life

But what people may not expect is that monks actually support football teams.

In a video that was shared on the page for the abbey, this was touched when someone asked if they were following sports.

The person replied: ‘Well, yes, we do one monk who supports Leeds.

‘We have two who support Manchester United, someone who supports Stoke, and someone who died at 93 last year in supporting Newcastle, so he just missed the Newcastle triumph. I am sure he is looking forward to heaven. ‘

But he explained that they tried to bring some sport to the abbey for pleasure.

He explained: ‘Behind me is our attempt at a game that we transferred when we moved here from our community in France 200 years ago. It is a strange form of pumpkin with a kind of flattened wooden paddle and a cork ball covered with leather. ‘

However, the father continued to compare the relationship between a sports fan and their team and people with their religious beliefs.

The person replied: ‘Well, yes, we do one monk that supports Leeds’

‘I have always noticed, it has always been noticed that supporting a football team is a bit on a kind of religious dedication.

‘You have to suffer with your team to rejoice with your team, you die when they are relegated and you come up again when they are promoted.

“So I have always seen a kind of religious connotation for the dedication that people show in real supporting teams.”

He then shared that he had bad luck with his choice in football teams.

“I don’t have that commitment. I have been a little promiscuous in my sport. Spurs, Newcastle, Man City, I’m scared.

‘But I think that when it comes to understanding that sense of dedication, I also think in the monastery. We try to support each other through difficulties.

“Rejoice with those who rejoice, and to cry with those who cry.”