Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 22: How the Sisters Are to Sleep
Let each one sleep in a separate bed.
Let them receive bedding suitable to their manner of life,
according to the Abbess’s directions.
If possible let all sleep in one place;
but if the number does not allow this,
let them take their rest by tens [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 18: In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said
At Terce, Sext and None on Monday
let the nine remaining sections of Psalm 118 be said,
three at each of these Hours.
Psalm 118 having been completed, therefore,
on two days, Sunday and Monday,
let the nine Psalms from Psalm 119 [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 18: In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said
Let this verse be said:
“Incline unto my aid, O God;
O Lord, make haste to help me,”
and the “Glory be to the Father”
then the hymn proper to each Hour.
Then at Prime on Sunday
four sections of Psalm 118 are [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

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Chapter 17: How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at These Hours
We have already arranged the order of the psalmody
for the Night and Morning Offices;
let us now provide for the remaining Hours.
At Prime let three Psalms be said,
separately and not under one “Glory be to the Father.”
The [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 11: How the Night Office Is to Be Said on Sundays
On Sunday
the hour of rising for the Night Office should be earlier.
In that Office let the measure already prescribed be kept,
namely the singing of six Psalms and a verse.
Then let all be seated on the benches in [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

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Chapter 9: How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at the Night Office
In winter time as defined above,
there is first this verse to be said three times:
“O Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare Your praise.”
To it is added Psalm 3 and the “Glory be to the [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

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Chapter 7: On Humility
The eleventh degree of humility
is that when a monk speaks
he do so gently and without laughter,
humbly and seriously,
in few and sensible words,
and that he be not noisy in his speech.
It is written,
“A wise man is known by the fewness of his words”(Sextus, Enchidirion, 134 or [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

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Chapter 7: On Humility
The fourth degree of humility
is that he hold fast to patience with a silent mind
when in this obedience he meets with difficulties
and contradictions
and even any kind of injustice,
enduring all without growing weary or running away.
For the Scripture says,
“The one who perseveres to the end,
is the [...]

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Today’s Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 7: On Humility
Holy Scripture, brethren, cries out to us, saying,
“Everyone who exalts himself shall be humbled,
and he who humbles himself shall be exalted” (Luke 14:11).
In saying this it shows us
that all exaltation is a kind of pride,
against which the Prophet proves himself to be on guard
when he [...]

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Todays Reading from the Rule of Benedict

TODAY’S READING FROM THE RULE OF BENEDICT

Chapter 5: On Obedience
But this very obedience
will be acceptable to God and pleasing to all
only if what is commanded is done
without hesitation, delay, lukewarmness, grumbling, or objection.
For the obedience given to Superiors is given to God,
since He Himself has said,
“He who hears you, hears Me” (Luke 10:16).
And the disciples [...]

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