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St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries

St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries

by Leonard J. Doyle

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Translator
Doyle, Leonard J. (Leonard Joseph), 1914-1970
Title
St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries
Credits
Andrew Dunning
Language
English
LoC Class
BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements
Subject
Benedictines -- Rules
Category
Text
eBook-No.
50040
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50040
Release Date
September 22, 2015
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ST. BENEDICT’S RULE FOR MONASTERIES
  2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. 3.PROLOGUE — Jan. 1—May 2—Sept. 1 — Jan. 2—May 3—Sept. 2 — Jan. 3—May 4—Sept. 3 — Jan. 4—May 5—Sept. 4 — Jan. 5—May 6—Sept. 5 — Jan. 6—May 7—Sept. 6 — Jan. 7—May 8—Sept. 7
  4. 4.CHAPTER 1 On the Kinds of Monks — Jan. 8—May 9—Sept. 8
  5. 5.CHAPTER 2 What Kind of Man the Abbot Ought to Be — Jan. 9—May 10—Sept. 9 — Jan. 10—May 11—Sept. 10 — Jan. 11—May 12—Sept. 11 — Jan. 12—May 13—Sept. 12 — Jan. 13—May 14—Sept. 13 — Jan. 14—May 15—Sept. 14 — Jan. 15—May 16—Sept. 15
  6. 6.CHAPTER 3 On Calling the Brethren for Counsel — Jan. 16—May 17—Sept. 16 — Jan. 17—May 18—Sept. 17
  7. 7.CHAPTER 4 What Are the Instruments of Good Works — Jan. 18—May 19—Sept. 18 — Jan. 19—May 20—Sept. 19 — Jan. 20—May 21—Sept. 20 — Jan. 21—May 22—Sept. 21
  8. 8.CHAPTER 5 On Obedience — Jan. 22—May 23—Sept. 22 — Jan. 23—May 24—Sept. 23
  9. 9.CHAPTER 6 On the Spirit of Silence — Jan. 24—May 25—Sept. 24
  10. 10.CHAPTER 7 On Humility — Jan. 25—May 26—Sept. 25 — Jan. 26—May 27—Sept. 26 — Jan. 27—May 28—Sept. 27 — Jan. 28—May 29—Sept. 28 — Jan. 29—May 30—Sept. 29 — Jan. 30—May 31—Sept. 30 — Jan. 31—June 1—Oct. 1 — Feb. 1—June 2—Oct. 2 — Feb. 2—June 3—Oct. 3 — Feb. 3—June 4—Oct. 4 — Feb. 4—June 5—Oct. 5 — Feb. 5—June 6—Oct. 6 — Feb. 6—June 7—Oct. 7 — Feb. 7—June 8—Oct. 8 — Feb. 8—June 9—Oct. 9 — Feb. 9—June 10—Oct. 10
  11. 11.CHAPTER 8 On the Divine Office During the Night — Feb. 10—June 11—Oct. 11
  12. 12.CHAPTER 9 How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at the Night Office — Feb. 11—June 12—Oct. 12
  13. 13.CHAPTER 10 How the Night Office Is to Be Said in Summer Time — Feb. 12—June 13—Oct. 13
  14. 14.CHAPTER 11 How the Night Office Is to Be Said on Sundays — Feb. 13—June 14—Oct. 14
  15. 15.CHAPTER 12 How the Morning Office Is to Be Said — Feb. 14—June 15—Oct. 15
  16. 16.CHAPTER 13 How the Morning Office Is to Be Said on Weekdays — Feb. 15—June 16—Oct. 16 — Feb. 16—June 17—Oct. 17
  17. 17.CHAPTER 14 How the Night Office Is to Be Said on the Feasts of the Saints — Feb. 17—June 18—Oct. 18
  18. 18.CHAPTER 15 At What Times “Alleluia” Is to Be Said — Feb. 18—June 19—Oct. 19
  19. 19.CHAPTER 16 How the Work of God Is to Be Performed During the Day — Feb. 19—June 20—Oct. 20
  20. 20.CHAPTER 17 How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at These Hours — Feb. 20—June 21—Oct. 21
  21. 21.CHAPTER 18 In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said — Feb. 21—June 22—Oct. 22 — Feb. 22—June 23—Oct. 23 — Feb. 23—June 24—Oct. 24 — (Feb. 24 in leap year; otherwise added to the preceding)—June 25—Oct. 25
  22. 22.CHAPTER 19 On the Manner of Saying the Divine Office — Feb. 24 (25)—June 26—Oct. 26
  23. 23.CHAPTER 20 On Reverence in Prayer — Feb. 25 (26)—June 27—Oct. 27
  24. 24.CHAPTER 21 On the Deans of the Monastery — Feb. 26 (27)—June 28—Oct. 28
  25. 25.CHAPTER 22 How the Monks Are to Sleep — Feb. 27 (28)—June 29—Oct. 29
  26. 26.CHAPTER 23 On Excommunication for Faults — Feb. 28 (29)—June 30—Oct. 30
  27. 27.CHAPTER 24 What the Measure of Excommunication Should Be — Mar. 1—July 1—Oct. 31
  28. 28.CHAPTER 25 On Weightier Faults — Mar. 2—July 2—Nov. 1
  29. 29.CHAPTER 26 On Those Who Without an Order Associate With the Excommunicated — Mar. 3—July 3—Nov. 2
  30. 30.CHAPTER 27 How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be for the Excommunicated — Mar. 4—July 4—Nov. 3
  31. 31.CHAPTER 28 On Those Who Will Not Amend After Repeated Corrections — Mar. 5—July 5—Nov. 4
  32. 32.CHAPTER 29 Whether Brethren Who Leave the Monastery Should Be Received Again — Mar. 6—July 6—Nov. 5
  33. 33.CHAPTER 30 How Boys Are to Be Corrected — Mar. 7—July 7—Nov. 6
  34. 34.CHAPTER 31 What Kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery Should Be — Mar. 8—July 8—Nov. 7 — Mar. 9—July 9—Nov. 8
  35. 35.CHAPTER 32 On the Tools and Property of the Monastery — Mar. 10—July 10—Nov. 9
  36. 36.CHAPTER 33 Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own — Mar. 11—July 11—Nov. 10
  37. 37.CHAPTER 34 Whether All Should Receive in Equal Measure What Is Necessary — Mar. 12—July 12—Nov. 11
  38. 38.CHAPTER 35 On the Weekly Servers in the Kitchen — Mar. 13—July 13—Nov. 12 — Mar. 14—July 14—Nov. 13
  39. 39.CHAPTER 36 On the Sick Brethren — Mar. 15—July 15—Nov. 14
  40. 40.CHAPTER 37 On Old Men and Children — Mar. 16—July 16—Nov. 15
  41. 41.CHAPTER 38 On the Weekly Reader — Mar. 17—July 17—Nov. 16
  42. 42.CHAPTER 39 On the Measure of Food — Mar. 18—July 18—Nov. 17
  43. 43.CHAPTER 40 On the Measure of Drink — Mar. 19—July 19—Nov. 18
  44. 44.CHAPTER 41 At What Hours the Meals Should Be Taken — Mar. 20—July 20—Nov. 19
  45. 45.CHAPTER 42 That No One Speak After Compline — Mar. 21—July 21—Nov. 20
  46. 46.CHAPTER 43 On Those Who Come Late to the Work of God or to Table — Mar. 22—July 22—Nov. 21 — Mar. 23—July 23—Nov. 22
  47. 47.CHAPTER 44 How the Excommunicated Are to Make Satisfaction — Mar. 24—July 24—Nov. 23
  48. 48.CHAPTER 45 On Those Who Make Mistakes in the Oratory — Mar. 25—July 25—Nov. 24
  49. 49.CHAPTER 46 On Those Who Fail in Any Other Matters — Mar. 26—July 26—Nov. 25
  50. 50.CHAPTER 47 On Giving the Signal for the Time of the Work of God — Mar. 27—July 27—Nov. 26
  51. 51.CHAPTER 48 On the Daily Manual Labor — Mar. 28—July 28—Nov. 27 — Mar. 29—July 29—Nov. 28 — Mar. 30—July 30—Nov. 29
  52. 52.CHAPTER 49 On the Observance of Lent — Mar. 31—July 31—Nov. 30
  53. 53.CHAPTER 50 On Brethren Who Are Working Far From the Oratory or Are on a Journey — Apr. 1—Aug. 1—Dec. 1
  54. 54.CHAPTER 51 On Brethren Who Go Not Very Far Away — Apr. 2—Aug. 2—Dec. 2
  55. 55.CHAPTER 52 On the Oratory of the Monastery — Apr. 3—Aug. 3—Dec. 3
  56. 56.CHAPTER 53 On the Reception of Guests — Apr. 4—Aug. 4—Dec. 4 — Apr. 5—Aug. 5—Dec. 5
  57. 57.CHAPTER 54 Whether a Monk Should Receive Letters or Anything Else — Apr. 6—Aug. 6—Dec. 6
  58. 58.CHAPTER 55 On the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren — Apr. 7—Aug. 7—Dec. 7 — Apr. 8—Aug. 8—Dec. 8
  59. 59.CHAPTER 56 On the Abbot’s Table — Apr. 9—Aug. 9—Dec. 9
  60. 60.CHAPTER 57 On the Craftsmen of the Monastery — Apr. 10—Aug. 10—Dec. 10
  61. 61.CHAPTER 58 On the Manner of Receiving Brethren — Apr. 11—Aug. 11—Dec. 11 — Apr. 12—Aug. 12—Dec. 12
  62. 62.CHAPTER 59 On the Sons of Nobles and of the Poor Who Are Offered — Apr. 13—Aug. 13—Dec. 13
  63. 63.CHAPTER 60 On Priests Who May Wish to Live in the Monastery — Apr. 14—Aug. 14—Dec. 14
  64. 64.CHAPTER 61 How Pilgrim Monks Are To Be Received — Apr. 15—Aug. 15—Dec. 15 — Apr. 16—Aug. 16—Dec. 16
  65. 65.CHAPTER 62 On the Priests of the Monastery — Apr. 17—Aug. 17—Dec. 17
  66. 66.CHAPTER 63 On the Order of the Community — Apr. 18—Aug. 18—Dec. 18 — Apr. 19—Aug. 19—Dec. 19
  67. 67.CHAPTER 64 On Constituting an Abbot — Apr. 20—Aug. 20—Dec. 20 — Apr. 21—Aug. 21—Dec. 21
  68. 68.CHAPTER 65 On the Prior of the Monastery — Apr. 22—Aug. 22—Dec. 22 — Apr. 23—Aug. 23—Dec. 23
  69. 69.CHAPTER 66 On the Porters of the Monastery — Apr. 24—Aug. 24—Dec. 24
  70. 70.CHAPTER 67 On Brethren Who Are Sent on a Journey — Apr. 25—Aug. 25—Dec. 25
  71. 71.CHAPTER 68 If a Brother Is Commanded to Do Impossible Things — Apr. 26—Aug. 26—Dec. 26
  72. 72.CHAPTER 69 That the Monks Presume Not to Defend One Another — Apr. 27—Aug. 27—Dec. 27
  73. 73.CHAPTER 70 That No One Venture to Punish at Random — Apr. 28—Aug. 28—Dec. 28
  74. 74.CHAPTER 71 That the Brethren Be Obedient to One Another — Apr. 29—Aug. 29—Dec. 29
  75. 75.CHAPTER 72 On the Good Zeal Which Monks Ought to Have — Apr. 30—Aug. 30—Dec. 30
  76. 76.CHAPTER 73 On the Fact That the Full Observance of Justice Is Not Established in This Rule — May 1—Aug. 31—Dec. 31

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