LibGuides: Mount St Benedict College Library: The Rule of St Benedict

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Benedict Rules Ok by Eastwood, V.
Call Number: 255.106 EAS
ISBN: 9780852446805
Publication Date: 2007
St. Benedict's Rule by Judith Sutera
ISBN: 9780814688182
Publication Date: 2021-04-15
The Rule of St. Benedictforms the foundation for one of the oldest ongoing institutions in all of Western civilization. The Rule not only defines life for men and women in monasteries but has also become central to the spirituality of lay Christians across the globe. This gender-neutral translation is true to the original text but provides an alternative for individuals and groups who prefer such a version over the masculine language of the original as it was written for St. Benedict's monks. It also offers some background into the context in which it was written, as well as reflections on its meaning for contemporary life, making it a resource for those encountering the Rule for the first time or those who have cherished it for years. See also version with the Rule in inclusive translation only (no commentary) by Judith Sutera, OSB
Wisdom Distilled from the Daily by Joan Chittister
ISBN: 9780060613990
Publication Date: 2009-03-17
Wise and enduring spiritual guidelines for everyday living –– as relevant today as when The Rule was originally conceived by St. Benedict in fifth century Rome.

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Monks of Mount Angel Abbey talk about why the Rule of St. Benedict has lasted over 1500 years.

The Rule of Saint Benedict is a book of precepts written in Latin in 516 by St Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

00:00 Prologue

08:24 1. The Kinds of Monks

10:41 2. Qualities of the Abbot

18:31 3. Summoning the Brothers for Counse

20:33 4. The Tools for Good Works

26:23 5. Obedience

29:32 6. Restraint of Speech

31:17 7. Humility

44:46 8. The Divine Office at Night

45:38 9. The Number of Psalms at the Night Office

47:21 10. The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer

48:04 11. The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday

50:12 12. The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds

55:55 13. The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days

52:53 14. The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints

53:18 15. The Times for Saying Alleluia

53:57 16. The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day

55:03 17. The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours

56:42 18. The Order of the Psalmody

01:00:10 19. The Discipline of Psalmody

01:01:03 20. Reverence in Prayer

01:01:51 21. The Deans of the Monastery

01:02:51 22. The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks

01:03:58 23. Excommunication for Faults

01:04:44 24. Degrees of Excommunication

01:05:38 25. Serious Faults

01:06:26 26. Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated

01:06:48 27. The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated

01:08:36 28. Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs

01:10:00 29. Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery

01:10:36 30. The Manner of Reproving Boys

01:11:06 31. Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer

01:13:43 32. The Tools and Goods of the Monastery

01:14:33 33. Monks and Private Ownership

01:15:38 34. Distribution of Goods According to Need

01:16:30 35. Kitchen Servers of the Week

01:19:04 36. The Sick Brothers

01:20:30 37. The Elderly and Children

01:21:01 38. The Reader for the Week

01:22:51 39. The Proper Amount of Food

01:24:27 40. The Proper Amount of Drink

01:25:51 41. The Times for the Brothers' Meals

01:27:11 42. Silence after Compline

01:28:44 43. Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table

01:31:36 44. Satisfaction by the Excommunicated

01:33:03 45. Mistakes in the Oratory

01:33:33 46. Faults Committed in Other Matters

01:34:26 47. Announcing the Hours for the Work of God

01:35:07 48. The Daily Manual Labor

01:38:28 49. The Observance of Lent

01:40:02 50. Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling

01:40:36 51. Brothers on a Short Journey

01:40:58 52. The Oratory of the Monastery

01:41:47 53. The Reception of Guests

01:45:03 54. Letters or Gifts for Monks

01:45:54 55. The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers

01:48:57 56. The Abbot's Table

01:49:10 57. The Artisans of the Monastery

01:50:20 58. The Procedure for Receiving Brothers

01:55:06 59. The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor

01:56:29 60. The Admission of Priests to the Monastery

01:57:47 61. The Reception of Visiting Monks

02:00:08 62. The Priests of the Monastery

02:01:35 63. Community Rank

02:04:28 64. The Election of an Abbot

02:08:17 65. The Prior of the Monastery

02:11:27 66. The Porter of the Monastery

02:12:42 67. Brothers Sent on a Journey

02:13:47 68. Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother

02:14:41 69. The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery

02:15:14 70. The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will

02:16:16 71. Mutual Obedience

02:17:28 72. The Good Zeal of Monks

02:18:31 73. This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection

The Rule of Benedict

This translation of the Holy Rule of St. Benedict was made from the third edition of the text as edited by Dom Cuthbert Butler of Downside Abbey in England (St. Louis: B. Herder Book Co., 1935).