The Rule of St. Benedict in English
Liturgical Press
1st Edition
Published on 18. November 2016
96 pages
978-0-8146-4532-1 (ISBN)
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For fifteen centuries Benedictine monasticism has been governed by a Rule that is at once strong enough to instill order and yet flexible enough to have relevance fifteen-hundred years later. This pocket-sized, English-only edition is perfect for individual or group study.
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Content
- Intro
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTERS OF THE RULE
- Prologue
- 1. The Kinds of Monks
- 2. Qualities of the Abbot
- 3. Summoning the Brothers for Counsel
- 4. The Tools for Good Works
- 5. Obedience
- 6. Restraint of Speech
- 7. Humility
- 8. The Divine Office at Night
- 9. The Number of Psalms at the Night Office
- 10. The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer
- 11. The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday
- 12. The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds
- 13. The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days
- 14. The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints
- 15. The Times for Saying Alleluia
- 16. The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day
- 17. The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours
- 18. The Order of the Psalmody
- 19. The Discipline of Psalmody
- 20. Reverence in Prayer
- 21. The Deans of the Monastery
- 22. The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks
- 23. Excommunication for Faults
- 24. Degrees of Excommunication
- 25. Serious Faults
- 26. Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
- 27. The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated
- 28. Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs
- 29. Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery
- 30. The Manner of Reproving Boys
- 31. Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer
- 32. The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
- 33. Monks and Private Ownership
- 34. Distribution of Goods According to Need
- 35. Kitchen Servers of the Week
- 36. The Sick Brothers
- 37. The Elderly and Children
- 38. The Reader for the Week
- 39. The Proper Amount of Food
- 40. The Proper Amount of Drink
- 41. The Times for the Brothers' Meals
- 42. Silence after Compline
- 43. Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
- 44. Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
- 45. Mistakes in the Oratory
- 46. Faults Committed in Other Matters
- 47. Announcing the Hours for the Work of God
- 48. The Daily Manual Labor
- 49. The Obervance of Lent
- 50. Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling
- 51. Brothers on a Short Journey
- 52. The Oratory of the Monastery
- 53. The Reception of Guests
- 54. Letters or Gifts for Monks
- 55. The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers
- 56. The Abbot's Table
- 57. The Artisans of the Monastery
- 58. The Procedure for Receiving Brothers
- 59. The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor
- 60. The Admission of Priests to the Monastery
- 61. The Reception of Visiting Monks
- 62. The Priests of the Monastery
- 63. Community Rank
- 64. The Election of an Abbot
- 65. The Prior of the Monastery
- 66. The Porter of the Monastery
- 67. Brothers Sent on a Journey
- 68. Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother
- 69. The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
- 70. The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will
- 71. Mutual Obedience
- 72. The Good Zeal of Monks
- 73. This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
