9. The monastic life, that venerable institution which in the course of a long history has won for itself notable renown in the Church and in human society, should be preserved with care and its authentic spirit permitted to shine forth ever more splendidly both in the East and the West.
Kutunza maisha ya kimonaki na ya kikonventi 9. Uasisi wenye kusifika wa maisha ya kimonaki, ambao katika namna nyingi umejipatia heshima kuu katika Kanisa na katika jamii ya watu, uhifadhiwe kiaminifu na upate kuangaza zaidi na zaidi katika roho yake halisi katika Makanisa ya Mashariki na Magharibi.