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The Rule of St Benedict, which dates from the sixth century, is the foundation of monasticism, one of the oldest continuing institutions in all of Western civilization. The Rule not only defines life for men and women in monasteries, but has also become central to the spirituality of lay Christians across the globe.For communities and individuals alike, the text of the Rule is central. This first ever gender-neutral translation is true to the original text but provides an alternative for those who might prefer such a version over the masculine language of the original as it was written for St Benedict's monks, or as a text to read alongside Benedict's original.
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Table of contents
- St. Benedictās Rule
- Title Page
- Copyright information
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Rule of Our Holy Father St. Benedict
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: The Kinds of Monastics
- Chapter 2: Qualities of the Superior
- Chapter 3: Calling the Community for Counsel
- Chapter 4: The Tools for Good Works
- Chapter 5: Obedience
- Chapter 6: Restraint of Speech
- Chapter 7: Humility
- Chapter 8: The Divine Office during the Night
- Chapter 9: The Number of Psalms at the Night Office
- Chapter 10: How the Office Is to Be Said in Summer
- Chapter 11: The Night Office on Sundays
- Chapter 12: The Solemnity of Lauds
- Chapter 13: Lauds on Ordinary Days
- Chapter 14: The Night Office on the Feasts of Saints
- Chapter 15: When Alleluia Is to Be Said
- Chapter 16: The Work of God during the Day
- Chapter 17: The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours
- Chapter 18: The Order of the Psalmody
- Chapter 19: The Discipline of the Psalmody
- Chapter 20: Reverence at Prayer
- Chapter 21: The Deans of the Monastery
- Chapter 22: The Sleeping Arrangements
- Chapter 23: Excommunication for Faults
- Chapter 24: The Manner of Excommunication
- Chapter 25: Serious Faults
- Chapter 26: Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
- Chapter 27: The Superiorās Concern for the Excommunicated
- Chapter 28: Those Who Do Not Amend after Frequent Corrections
- Chapter 29: Readmission of Those Who Leave the Monastery
- Chapter 30: Correction of the Young
- Chapter 31: Qualifications of the Cellarer
- Chapter 32: The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
- Chapter 33: Private Ownership
- Chapter 34: Distribution According to Need
- Chapter 35: Weekly Kitchen Servers
- Chapter 36: The Sick Members
- Chapter 37: The Elderly and Children
- Chapter 38: The Weekly Reader
- Chapter 39: The Quantity of Food
- Chapter 40: The Quantity of Drink
- Chapter 41: The Times for Community Meals
- Chapter 42: Silence after Compline
- Chapter 43: Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
- Chapter 44: Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
- Chapter 45: Mistakes in the Oratory
- Chapter 46: Faults in Other Matters
- Chapter 47: The Signal for the Work of God
- Chapter 48: The Daily Manual Labor
- Chapter 49: The Observance of Lent
- Chapter 50: Those Working at a Distance or Traveling
- Chapter 51: Those on a Short Journey
- Chapter 52: The Oratory of the Monastery
- Chapter 53: The Reception of Guests
- Chapter 54: Letters or Gifts for Monastics
- Chapter 55: The Clothing and Footgear of the Community
- Chapter 56: The Superiorās Table
- Chapter 57: The Artisans of the Monastery
- Chapter 58: The Procedure for Receiving Members
- Chapter 59: The Offering of Children by Nobles or the Poor
- Chapter 60: Admission of Priests to the Monastery
- Chapter 61: The Reception of Visiting Monastics
- Chapter 62: The Priests of the Monastery
- Chapter 63: Community Rank
- Chapter 64: The Election of a Superior
- Chapter 65: The Prior of the Monastery
- Chapter 66: The Porter of the Monastery
- Chapter 67: Those Sent on a Journey
- Chapter 68: Assignment of Impossible Tasks
- Chapter 69: The Presumption of Defending Another
- Chapter 70: The Presumption of Striking Another
- Chapter 71: Mutual Obedience
- Chapter 72: Good Zeal
- Chapter 73: This Rule Only a Beginning