The Rule of Saint Benedict

Front Matter......Page 1 Title page......Page 3 Preface, p. v......Page 5 INTRODUCTORY NOTES, p. xiii......Page 13 NOTE ON THE HISTORY OF THE TEXT, p. xv......Page 15 Contents, p. xvii......Page 17 HERE BEGINNETH THE PROLOGUE TO A RULE FOR MONASTERIES, p. 1......Page 21 CHAPTER I CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF MONKS, p. 7......Page 27 CHAPTER II WHAT KIND OF MAN AN ABBOT OUGHT TO BE, p. 8......Page 28 CHAPTER III CONCERNING THE CALLING OF THE BRETHREN TO COUNCIL, p. 13......Page 33 CHAPTER IV WHAT ARE THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOOD WORKS, p. 15......Page 35 CHAPTER V CONCERNING OBEDIENCE, p. 19......Page 39 CHAPTER VI CONCERNING SILENCE, p. 21......Page 41 CHAPTER VII CONCERNING HUMILITY, p. 22......Page 42 CHAPTER IX HOW MANY PSALMS ARE TO BE SAID AT THE NIGHT HOURS, p. 30......Page 50 CHAPTER XI HOW NIGHT OFFICE IS TO BE SAID ON LORD’S DAYS, p. 32......Page 52 CHAPTER XIII HOW LAUDS ARE TO BE SAID ON FERIAS, p. 34......Page 54 CHAPTER XV IN WHICH SEASONS ALLELUIA IS TO BE SAID, p. 36......Page 56 CHAPTER XVII HOW MANY PSALMS ARE TO BE SUNG AT THESE HOURS, p. 37......Page 57 CHAPTER XVIII IN WHAT ORDER THE PSALMS THEMSELVES ARE TO BE SAID, p. 39......Page 59 CHAPTER XX CONCERNING REVERENCE IN PRAYER, p. 42......Page 62 CHAPTER XXI CONCERNING THE DEANS OF THE MONASTERY, p. 43......Page 63 CHAPTER XXII HOW THE MONKS ARE TO SLEEP, p. 44......Page 64 CHAPTER XXIV WHAT THE MEASURE OF EXCOMMUNICATION SHOULD BE, p. 45......Page 65 CHAPTER XXV CONCERNING GRAVER FAULTS, p. 46......Page 66 CHAPTER XXVII HOW SOLICITOUS THE ABBOT SHOULD BE FOR THE EXCOMMUNICATE, p. 47......Page 67 CHAPTER XXVIII CONCERNING THOSE WHO SHALL NOT HAVE AMENDED THOUGH SOMEWHAT OFTEN CORRECTED, p. 49......Page 69 CHAPTER XXX CONCERNING THE YOUNGER BOYS, HOW THEY ARE TO BE CORRECTED, p. 50......Page 70 CHAPTER XXXI CONCERNING THE CELLARER OF THE MONASTERY, WHAT SORT OF A PERSON HE SHOULD BE, p. 51......Page 71 CHAPTER XXXIII WHETHER MONKS OUGHT TO HAVE ANYTHING OF THEIR OWN, p. 53......Page 73 CHAPTER XXXIV WHETHER ALL OUGHT TO RECEIVE NECESSARIES EQUALLY, p. 54......Page 74 CHAPTER XXXV CONCERNING THE WEEKLY KITCHENERS, p. 55......Page 75 CHAPTER XXXVI CONCERNING THE SICK AND INFIRM BRETHREN, p. 57......Page 77 CHAPTER XXXVIII CONCERNING THE WEEKLY READER, p. 58......Page 78 CHAPTER XXXIX CONCERNING THE QUANTITY OF FOODS, p. 60......Page 80 CHAPTER XL CONCERNING THE QUANTITY OF DRINK, p. 61......Page 81 CHAPTER XLI AT WHAT HOURS THE BRETHREN OUGHT TO HAVE THEIR MEALS, p. 62......Page 82 CHAPTER XLII THAT NO ONE TALK AFTER COMPLINE, p. 63......Page 83 CHAPTER XLIII CONCERNING THOSE WHO COME LATE TO THE WORK OF GOD OR TO TABLE, p. 65......Page 85 CHAPTER XLIV CONCERNING SUCH AS ARE EXCOMMUNICATED, HOW THEY MAY MAKE SATISFACTION, p. 67......Page 87 CHAPTER XLV CONCERNING THOSE WHO MAKE MISTAKES IN THE ORATORY, p. 68......Page 88 CHAPTER XLVII OF NOTIFYING THE HOUR OF THE WORK OF GOD, p. 69......Page 89 CHAPTER XLVIII CONCERNING THE DAILY MANUAL WORK, p. 70......Page 90 CHAPTER XLIX CONCERNING THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT,p. 73......Page 93 CHAPTER LI CONCERNING BRETHREN WHO DO NOT GO FAR AWAY, p. 74......Page 94 CHAPTER LII OF THE ORATORY OF THE MONASTERY, p. 75......Page 95 CHAPTER LIII OF HOW GUESTS ARE TO BE RECEIVED, p. 76......Page 96 CHAPTER LIV IF A MONK OUGHT TO RECEIVE LETTERS OR TOKENS, p. 78......Page 98 CHAPTER LV CONCERNING THE BRETHREN’S CLOTHES AND SHOES, p. 79......Page 99 CHAPTER LVI CONCERNING THE ABBOT’S TABLE, p. 81......Page 101 CHAPTER LVII CONCERNING ARTIFICERS IN THE MONASTERY, p. 82......Page 102 CHAPTER LVIII CONCERNING THE DISCIPLINE OF THOSE TO BE RECEIVED AS BRETHREN, p. 83......Page 103 CHAPTER LIX CONCERNING NOBLEMEN’S SONS AND POOR MEN’S SONS WHO ARE OFFERED, p. 86......Page 106 CHAPTER LX CONCERNING PRIESTS WHO BY CHANCE SHALL WISH TO LIVE IN THE MONASTERY, p. 87......Page 107 CHAPTER LXI CONCERNING MONKS WHO ARE STRANGERS, HOW THEY SHOULD BE RECEIVED, p. 89......Page 109 CHAPTER LXII CONCERNING THE PRIESTS OF THE MONASTERY, p. 91......Page 111 CHAPTER LXIII CONCERNING THE ORDER OF THE COMMUNITY, p. 92......Page 112 CHAPTER LXIV CONCERNING THE ELECTION OF AN ABBOT, p. 94......Page 114 CHAPTER LXV CONCERNING THE PROVOST OF THE MONASTERY, p. 97......Page 117 CHAPTER LXVI CONCERNING THE PORTER OF THE MONASTERY, p. 99......Page 119 CHAPTER LXVII CONCERNING BRETHREN SENT ON A JOURNEY, p. 100......Page 120 CHAPTER LXVIII IF IMPOSSIBILITIES BE ENJOINED UPON A BROTHER, p. 101......Page 121 CHAPTER LXIX THAT IN THE MONASTERY ONE PRESUME NOT TO CONSTITUTE HIMSELF THE PATRON OF ANOTHER, p. 102......Page 122 CHAPTER LXX THAT NO ONE PRESUME TO STRIKE ANOTHER UNLAWFULLY, p. 103......Page 123 CHAPTER LXXI THAT THE BRETHREN BE OBEDIENT AMONG THEMSELVES, p. 104......Page 124 CHAPTER LXXII CONCERNING THE GOOD ZEAL WHICH MONKS OUGHT TO HAVE, p. 105......Page 125 CHAPTER LXXIII CONCERNING THIS, NAMELY THAT NOT EVERY OBSERVANCE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS LAID DOWN IN THIS RULE, p. 106......Page 126 Other Pax Books, p. 108......Page 128