Rule of St. Benedict in English
Rule of St. Benedict in English
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Paperback / softback
£2.99
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814612729
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 01/02/1981
Width: 10.8 cm
Height: 17.8 cm
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.
CONTENTS
Preface 9
Chapters of the Rule
Prologue 15
1. The Kinds of Monks 20
2. Qualities of the Abbot 21
3. Summoning the Brothers for Counsel 25
4. The Tools for Good Works 26
5. Obedience 29
6. Restraint of Speech 31
7. Humility 32
8. The Divine Office at Night 38
9. The Number of Psalms at the Night Office 39
10. The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer 39
11. The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday 39
12. The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds 41
13. The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days 41
14. The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints 42
15. The Times for Saying Alleluia 42
16. The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day 43
17. The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours 43
18. The Order of the Psalmody 44
19. The Discipline of Psalmody 6
20. Reverence in Prayer 47
21. The Deans of the Monastery 47
22. The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks 48
23. Excommunication for Faults 48
24. Degrees of Excommunication 49
25. Serious Faults 49
26. Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated 50
27. The Abbot’s Concern for the Excommunicated 50
28. Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs 51
29. Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery 52
30. The Manner of Reproving Boys 52
31. Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer 53
32. The Tools and Goods of the Monastery 54
33. Monks and Private Ownership 55
34. Distribution of Goods According to Need 55
35. Kitchen Servers of the Week 56
36. The Sick Brothers 57
37. The Elderly and Children 58
38. The Reader for the Week 58
39. The Proper Amount of Food 59
40. The Proper Amount of Drink 60
41. The Times for the Brothers’ Meals 61
42. Silence after Compline 62
43. Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table 63
44. Satisfaction by the Excommunicated 65
45. Mistakes in the Oratory 66
46. Faults Committed in Other Matters 66
47. Announcing the Hours for the Work of God 66
48. The Daily Manual Labor 67
49. The Observance of Lent 69
50. Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling 70
51. Brothers on a Short Journey 70
52. The Oratory of the Monastery 70
53. The Reception of Guests 71
54. Letters or Gifts for Monks 73
55. The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers 73
56. The Abbot’s Table 75
57. The Artisans of the Monastery 75
58. The Procedure for Receiving Brothers 76
59. The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor 79
60. The Admission of Priests to the Monastery 79
61. The Reception of Visiting Monks 80
62. The Priests of the Monastery 82
63. Community Rank 82
64. The Election of an Abbot 84
65. The Prior of the Monastery 86
66. The Porter of the Monastery 88
67. Brothers Sent on a Journey 89
68. Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother 89
69. The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery 90
70. The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will 90
71. Mutual Obedience 91
72. The Good Zeal of Monks 92
73. This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection 92
Preface 9
Chapters of the Rule
Prologue 15
1. The Kinds of Monks 20
2. Qualities of the Abbot 21
3. Summoning the Brothers for Counsel 25
4. The Tools for Good Works 26
5. Obedience 29
6. Restraint of Speech 31
7. Humility 32
8. The Divine Office at Night 38
9. The Number of Psalms at the Night Office 39
10. The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer 39
11. The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday 39
12. The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds 41
13. The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days 41
14. The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints 42
15. The Times for Saying Alleluia 42
16. The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day 43
17. The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours 43
18. The Order of the Psalmody 44
19. The Discipline of Psalmody 6
20. Reverence in Prayer 47
21. The Deans of the Monastery 47
22. The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks 48
23. Excommunication for Faults 48
24. Degrees of Excommunication 49
25. Serious Faults 49
26. Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated 50
27. The Abbot’s Concern for the Excommunicated 50
28. Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs 51
29. Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery 52
30. The Manner of Reproving Boys 52
31. Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer 53
32. The Tools and Goods of the Monastery 54
33. Monks and Private Ownership 55
34. Distribution of Goods According to Need 55
35. Kitchen Servers of the Week 56
36. The Sick Brothers 57
37. The Elderly and Children 58
38. The Reader for the Week 58
39. The Proper Amount of Food 59
40. The Proper Amount of Drink 60
41. The Times for the Brothers’ Meals 61
42. Silence after Compline 62
43. Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table 63
44. Satisfaction by the Excommunicated 65
45. Mistakes in the Oratory 66
46. Faults Committed in Other Matters 66
47. Announcing the Hours for the Work of God 66
48. The Daily Manual Labor 67
49. The Observance of Lent 69
50. Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling 70
51. Brothers on a Short Journey 70
52. The Oratory of the Monastery 70
53. The Reception of Guests 71
54. Letters or Gifts for Monks 73
55. The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers 73
56. The Abbot’s Table 75
57. The Artisans of the Monastery 75
58. The Procedure for Receiving Brothers 76
59. The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor 79
60. The Admission of Priests to the Monastery 79
61. The Reception of Visiting Monks 80
62. The Priests of the Monastery 82
63. Community Rank 82
64. The Election of an Abbot 84
65. The Prior of the Monastery 86
66. The Porter of the Monastery 88
67. Brothers Sent on a Journey 89
68. Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother 89
69. The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery 90
70. The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will 90
71. Mutual Obedience 91
72. The Good Zeal of Monks 92
73. This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection 92
