Category: Rule of Saint Benedict

Adhæsit pavimento anima mea (XLIV)

Of those who are excommunicated, how they are to make satisfaction 24 Mar. 24 July. 23 Nov. Let him, who for graver offences is excommunicated...

Et summum fiat silentium (XXXVIII)

CHAPTER XXXVIII. Of the Weekly Reader 17 Mar. 17 July. 16 Nov. Reading must not be wanting while the brethren eat at table; nor let...

Ut sanentur (XXX)

CHAPTER XXX. How the younger boys are to be corrected 7 Mar. 7 July. 6 Nov. Every age and understanding should have its proper measure...

Et omnes vias meas prævidisti (XXIX)

CHAPTER XXIX. Whether the Brethren who Leave the Monastery Are to Be Received Again 6 Mar. 6 July. 5 Nov. If any brother who through...

Et infirma mundi elegit Deus (XXVII)

CHAPTER XXVII. How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be of the Excommunicate 4 Mar. 4 July. 3 Nov. Let the Abbot exercise all diligence in his...

Ut sanentur (XXIII)

CHAPTER XXIII. Of Excommunication for Offences 28 Feb. 30 June. 30 Oct. If any brother shall be found contumacious, or disobedient, or proud, or a...

Psallite sapienter (XIX)

CHAPTER XIX. Of the Discipline of saying the Divine Office 24 Feb. 26 June. 26 Oct. We believe that the Divine presence is everywhere, and...

Invocabit me, et ego exaudiam eum

CHAPTER XLIX. Of the Observance of Lent First Sunday of Lent, 18 February 2018 Although the life of a monk ought at all times to...

Cum sanctis tuis (XIV)

CHAPTER XIV. How the Night-Office is to Be Said on Saints’ Days17 Feb. 18 June. 18 Oct. On the Festivals of Saints, and all other...

Te decet laus (X & XI)

CHAPTER X. How the Night-Office is to Be Said in Summer Time 12 Feb. 13 June. 13 Oct. From Easter to the first of November...

Opus Dei (VIII)

CHAPTER VIII. Of the Divine Office at Night 10 Feb. 11 June. 11 Oct. In winter time, that is, from the first of November until...

The eleventh degree of humility

8 Feb. 9 June. 9 Oct. The eleventh degree of humility is, that when a monk speaketh, he do so gently and without laughter, humbly,...