The Rule of St. Benedict (An Image Book Original)

Author / Publisher: Benedict of Nursia

Preface --^ Chapters Of The Rule.^ ^prologue ; The Kinds Of Monks ; Qualities Of The Abbot ; Summoning The Brothers For Counsel ; The Tools For Good Works ; Obedience ; Restraint Of Speech ; Humility ; The Divine Office At Night ; The Number Of Psalms At The Night Office ; The Arrangement Of The Night Office In Summer ; The Celebration Of Vigils On Sunday ; The Celebration Of The Solemnity Of Lauds ; The Celebration Of Lauds On Ordinary Days ; The Celebration Of Vigils On The Anniversaries Of Saints ; The Times For Saying Alleluia ; The Celebration Of The Divine Office During The Day ; The Number Of Psalms To Be Sung At These Hours ; The Order Of The Psalmody ; The Discipline Of Psalmody ; Reverence In Prayer ; The Deans Of The Monastery ; The Sleeping Arrangements Of The Monks ; Excommunication For Faults ; Degrees Of Excommunication ; Serious Faults ; Unauthorized Association With The Excommunicated ; The Abbot's Concern For The Excommunicated ; Those Who Refuse To Amend After Frequent Reproofs ; Readmission Of^ Brothers Who Leave The Monastery ; The Manner Of Reproving Boys ; Qualifications Of The Monasteiy Cellarer ; The Tools And Goods Of The Monastery ; Monks And Private Ownership ; Distribution Of Goods According To Need ; Kitchen Servers Of The Week ; The Sick Brothers ; The Elderly And Children ; The Reader For The Week ; The Proper Amount Of Food ; The Proper Amount Of Drink ; The Times For The Brothers' Meals ; Silence After Compline ; Tardiness At The Work Of God Or At Table ; Satisfaction By The Excommunicated ; Mistakes In The Oratory ; Faults Committed In Other Matters ; Announcing The Hours For The Work Of God ; The Daily Manual Labor ; The Observance Of Lent ; Brothers Working At A Distance Or Traveling ; Brothers On A Short Journey ; The Oratory Of The Mnasteiy ; The Reception Of Guests ; Letters Or Gifts For Monks ; The Clothing And Footwear Of The Brothers ; The Abbot's Table ; The Artisans Of The Monasteiy ; The Procedure For Receiving Brothers ; The Offering Of Sons By^ Nobles Or By The Poor ; The Admission Of Priests To The Monasteiy ; The Reception Of Visiting Monks ; The Priests Of The Monasteiy ; Community Rank ; The Election Of An Abbot ; The Prior Of The Monastery ; The Porter Of The Monastery ; Brothers Sent On A Journey ; Assignment Of Impossible Tasks To A Brother ; The Presumption Of Defending Another In The Monastery ; The Presumption Of Striking Another Monk At Will ; Mutual Obedience ; The Good Zeal Of Monks ; This Rule Only A Beginning Of Perfection. Editor, Timothy Fry ; Associate Editors, Imogene Baker ... [et Al.]. Translation Of: Regula.

ISBN: 9780814612729

Dimensions: Height: 8.29 Inches, Length: 5.54 Inches, Weight: 0.27778245012 Pounds, Width: 0.27 Inches

Pages: 128