The Rule of St Benedict
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The Rule of St Benedict

An Inclusive Translation

  1. 128 pages
  2. English
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  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Available until 23 Dec |Learn more

The Rule of St Benedict

An Inclusive Translation

About this book

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

  1. St. Benedict’s Rule
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright information
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. The Rule of Our Holy Father St. Benedict
  7. Prologue
  8. Chapter 1: The Kinds of Monastics
  9. Chapter 2: Qualities of the Superior
  10. Chapter 3: Calling the Community for Counsel
  11. Chapter 4: The Tools for Good Works
  12. Chapter 5: Obedience
  13. Chapter 6: Restraint of Speech
  14. Chapter 7: Humility
  15. Chapter 8: The Divine Office during the Night
  16. Chapter 9: The Number of Psalms at the Night Office
  17. Chapter 10: How the Office Is to Be Said in Summer
  18. Chapter 11: The Night Office on Sundays
  19. Chapter 12: The Solemnity of Lauds
  20. Chapter 13: Lauds on Ordinary Days
  21. Chapter 14: The Night Office on the Feasts of Saints
  22. Chapter 15: When Alleluia Is to Be Said
  23. Chapter 16: The Work of God during the Day
  24. Chapter 17: The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours
  25. Chapter 18: The Order of the Psalmody
  26. Chapter 19: The Discipline of the Psalmody
  27. Chapter 20: Reverence at Prayer
  28. Chapter 21: The Deans of the Monastery
  29. Chapter 22: The Sleeping Arrangements
  30. Chapter 23: Excommunication for Faults
  31. Chapter 24: The Manner of Excommunication
  32. Chapter 25: Serious Faults
  33. Chapter 26: Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
  34. Chapter 27: The Superior’s Concern for the Excommunicated
  35. Chapter 28: Those Who Do Not Amend after Frequent Corrections
  36. Chapter 29: Readmission of Those Who Leave the Monastery
  37. Chapter 30: Correction of the Young
  38. Chapter 31: Qualifications of the Cellarer
  39. Chapter 32: The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
  40. Chapter 33: Private Ownership
  41. Chapter 34: Distribution According to Need
  42. Chapter 35: Weekly Kitchen Servers
  43. Chapter 36: The Sick Members
  44. Chapter 37: The Elderly and Children
  45. Chapter 38: The Weekly Reader
  46. Chapter 39: The Quantity of Food
  47. Chapter 40: The Quantity of Drink
  48. Chapter 41: The Times for Community Meals
  49. Chapter 42: Silence after Compline
  50. Chapter 43: Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
  51. Chapter 44: Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
  52. Chapter 45: Mistakes in the Oratory
  53. Chapter 46: Faults in Other Matters
  54. Chapter 47: The Signal for the Work of God
  55. Chapter 48: The Daily Manual Labor
  56. Chapter 49: The Observance of Lent
  57. Chapter 50: Those Working at a Distance or Traveling
  58. Chapter 51: Those on a Short Journey
  59. Chapter 52: The Oratory of the Monastery
  60. Chapter 53: The Reception of Guests
  61. Chapter 54: Letters or Gifts for Monastics
  62. Chapter 55: The Clothing and Footgear of the Community
  63. Chapter 56: The Superior’s Table
  64. Chapter 57: The Artisans of the Monastery
  65. Chapter 58: The Procedure for Receiving Members
  66. Chapter 59: The Offering of Children by Nobles or the Poor
  67. Chapter 60: Admission of Priests to the Monastery
  68. Chapter 61: The Reception of Visiting Monastics
  69. Chapter 62: The Priests of the Monastery
  70. Chapter 63: Community Rank
  71. Chapter 64: The Election of a Superior
  72. Chapter 65: The Prior of the Monastery
  73. Chapter 66: The Porter of the Monastery
  74. Chapter 67: Those Sent on a Journey
  75. Chapter 68: Assignment of Impossible Tasks
  76. Chapter 69: The Presumption of Defending Another
  77. Chapter 70: The Presumption of Striking Another
  78. Chapter 71: Mutual Obedience
  79. Chapter 72: Good Zeal
  80. Chapter 73: This Rule Only a Beginning