St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries

Name: St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries
Author: Abbot of Monte Cassino Saint Benedict

by Abbot of Monte Cassino Saint Benedict

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ST. BENEDICT’S RULE FOR MONASTERIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROLOGUE
Jan. 1—May 2—Sept. 1
Jan. 2—May 3—Sept. 2
Jan. 3—May 4—Sept. 3
Jan. 4—May 5—Sept. 4
Jan. 5—May 6—Sept. 5
Jan. 6—May 7—Sept. 6
Jan. 7—May 8—Sept. 7
CHAPTER 1 On the Kinds of Monks
Jan. 8—May 9—Sept. 8
CHAPTER 2 What Kind of Man the Abbot Ought to Be
Jan. 9—May 10—Sept. 9
Jan. 10—May 11—Sept. 10
Jan. 11—May 12—Sept. 11
Jan. 12—May 13—Sept. 12
Jan. 13—May 14—Sept. 13
Jan. 14—May 15—Sept. 14
Jan. 15—May 16—Sept. 15
CHAPTER 3 On Calling the Brethren for Counsel
Jan. 16—May 17—Sept. 16
Jan. 17—May 18—Sept. 17
CHAPTER 4 What Are the Instruments of Good Works
Jan. 18—May 19—Sept. 18
Jan. 19—May 20—Sept. 19
Jan. 20—May 21—Sept. 20
Jan. 21—May 22—Sept. 21
CHAPTER 5 On Obedience
Jan. 22—May 23—Sept. 22
Jan. 23—May 24—Sept. 23
CHAPTER 6 On the Spirit of Silence
Jan. 24—May 25—Sept. 24
CHAPTER 7 On Humility
Jan. 25—May 26—Sept. 25
Jan. 26—May 27—Sept. 26
Jan. 27—May 28—Sept. 27
Jan. 28—May 29—Sept. 28
Jan. 29—May 30—Sept. 29
Jan. 30—May 31—Sept. 30
Jan. 31—June 1—Oct. 1
Feb. 1—June 2—Oct. 2
Feb. 2—June 3—Oct. 3
Feb. 3—June 4—Oct. 4
Feb. 4—June 5—Oct. 5
Feb. 5—June 6—Oct. 6
Feb. 6—June 7—Oct. 7
Feb. 7—June 8—Oct. 8
Feb. 8—June 9—Oct. 9
Feb. 9—June 10—Oct. 10
CHAPTER 8 On the Divine Office During the Night
Feb. 10—June 11—Oct. 11
CHAPTER 9 How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at the Night Office
Feb. 11—June 12—Oct. 12
CHAPTER 10 How the Night Office Is to Be Said in Summer Time
Feb. 12—June 13—Oct. 13
CHAPTER 11 How the Night Office Is to Be Said on Sundays
Feb. 13—June 14—Oct. 14
CHAPTER 12 How the Morning Office Is to Be Said
Feb. 14—June 15—Oct. 15
CHAPTER 13 How the Morning Office Is to Be Said on Weekdays
Feb. 15—June 16—Oct. 16
Feb. 16—June 17—Oct. 17
CHAPTER 14 How the Night Office Is to Be Said on the Feasts of the Saints
Feb. 17—June 18—Oct. 18
CHAPTER 15 At What Times “Alleluia” Is to Be Said
Feb. 18—June 19—Oct. 19
CHAPTER 16 How the Work of God Is to Be Performed During the Day
Feb. 19—June 20—Oct. 20
CHAPTER 17 How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at These Hours
Feb. 20—June 21—Oct. 21
CHAPTER 18 In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said
Feb. 21—June 22—Oct. 22
Feb. 22—June 23—Oct. 23
Feb. 23—June 24—Oct. 24
(Feb. 24 in leap year; otherwise added to the preceding)—June 25—Oct. 25
CHAPTER 19 On the Manner of Saying the Divine Office
Feb. 24 (25)—June 26—Oct. 26
CHAPTER 20 On Reverence in Prayer
Feb. 25 (26)—June 27—Oct. 27
CHAPTER 21 On the Deans of the Monastery
Feb. 26 (27)—June 28—Oct. 28
CHAPTER 22 How the Monks Are to Sleep
Feb. 27 (28)—June 29—Oct. 29
CHAPTER 23 On Excommunication for Faults
Feb. 28 (29)—June 30—Oct. 30
CHAPTER 24 What the Measure of Excommunication Should Be
Mar. 1—July 1—Oct. 31
CHAPTER 25 On Weightier Faults
Mar. 2—July 2—Nov. 1
CHAPTER 26 On Those Who Without an Order Associate With the Excommunicated
Mar. 3—July 3—Nov. 2
CHAPTER 27 How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be for the Excommunicated
Mar. 4—July 4—Nov. 3
CHAPTER 28 On Those Who Will Not Amend After Repeated Corrections
Mar. 5—July 5—Nov. 4
CHAPTER 29 Whether Brethren Who Leave the Monastery Should Be Received Again
Mar. 6—July 6—Nov. 5
CHAPTER 30 How Boys Are to Be Corrected
Mar. 7—July 7—Nov. 6
CHAPTER 31 What Kind of Man the Cellarer of the Monastery Should Be
Mar. 8—July 8—Nov. 7
Mar. 9—July 9—Nov. 8
CHAPTER 32 On the Tools and Property of the Monastery
Mar. 10—July 10—Nov. 9
CHAPTER 33 Whether Monks Ought to Have Anything of Their Own
Mar. 11—July 11—Nov. 10
CHAPTER 34 Whether All Should Receive in Equal Measure What Is Necessary
Mar. 12—July 12—Nov. 11
CHAPTER 35 On the Weekly Servers in the Kitchen
Mar. 13—July 13—Nov. 12
Mar. 14—July 14—Nov. 13
CHAPTER 36 On the Sick Brethren
Mar. 15—July 15—Nov. 14
CHAPTER 37 On Old Men and Children
Mar. 16—July 16—Nov. 15
CHAPTER 38 On the Weekly Reader
Mar. 17—July 17—Nov. 16
CHAPTER 39 On the Measure of Food
Mar. 18—July 18—Nov. 17
CHAPTER 40 On the Measure of Drink
Mar. 19—July 19—Nov. 18
CHAPTER 41 At What Hours the Meals Should Be Taken
Mar. 20—July 20—Nov. 19
CHAPTER 42 That No One Speak After Compline
Mar. 21—July 21—Nov. 20
CHAPTER 43 On Those Who Come Late to the Work of God or to Table
Mar. 22—July 22—Nov. 21
Mar. 23—July 23—Nov. 22
CHAPTER 44 How the Excommunicated Are to Make Satisfaction
Mar. 24—July 24—Nov. 23
CHAPTER 45 On Those Who Make Mistakes in the Oratory
Mar. 25—July 25—Nov. 24
CHAPTER 46 On Those Who Fail in Any Other Matters
Mar. 26—July 26—Nov. 25
CHAPTER 47 On Giving the Signal for the Time of the Work of God
Mar. 27—July 27—Nov. 26
CHAPTER 48 On the Daily Manual Labor
Mar. 28—July 28—Nov. 27
Mar. 29—July 29—Nov. 28
Mar. 30—July 30—Nov. 29
CHAPTER 49 On the Observance of Lent
Mar. 31—July 31—Nov. 30
CHAPTER 50 On Brethren Who Are Working Far From the Oratory or Are on a Journey
Apr. 1—Aug. 1—Dec. 1
CHAPTER 51 On Brethren Who Go Not Very Far Away
Apr. 2—Aug. 2—Dec. 2
CHAPTER 52 On the Oratory of the Monastery
Apr. 3—Aug. 3—Dec. 3
CHAPTER 53 On the Reception of Guests
Apr. 4—Aug. 4—Dec. 4
Apr. 5—Aug. 5—Dec. 5
CHAPTER 54 Whether a Monk Should Receive Letters or Anything Else
Apr. 6—Aug. 6—Dec. 6
CHAPTER 55 On the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren
Apr. 7—Aug. 7—Dec. 7
Apr. 8—Aug. 8—Dec. 8
CHAPTER 56 On the Abbot’s Table
Apr. 9—Aug. 9—Dec. 9
CHAPTER 57 On the Craftsmen of the Monastery
Apr. 10—Aug. 10—Dec. 10
CHAPTER 58 On the Manner of Receiving Brethren
Apr. 11—Aug. 11—Dec. 11
Apr. 12—Aug. 12—Dec. 12
CHAPTER 59 On the Sons of Nobles and of the Poor Who Are Offered
Apr. 13—Aug. 13—Dec. 13
CHAPTER 60 On Priests Who May Wish to Live in the Monastery
Apr. 14—Aug. 14—Dec. 14
CHAPTER 61 How Pilgrim Monks Are To Be Received
Apr. 15—Aug. 15—Dec. 15
Apr. 16—Aug. 16—Dec. 16
CHAPTER 62 On the Priests of the Monastery
Apr. 17—Aug. 17—Dec. 17
CHAPTER 63 On the Order of the Community
Apr. 18—Aug. 18—Dec. 18
Apr. 19—Aug. 19—Dec. 19
CHAPTER 64 On Constituting an Abbot
Apr. 20—Aug. 20—Dec. 20
Apr. 21—Aug. 21—Dec. 21
CHAPTER 65 On the Prior of the Monastery
Apr. 22—Aug. 22—Dec. 22
Apr. 23—Aug. 23—Dec. 23
CHAPTER 66 On the Porters of the Monastery
Apr. 24—Aug. 24—Dec. 24
CHAPTER 67 On Brethren Who Are Sent on a Journey
Apr. 25—Aug. 25—Dec. 25
CHAPTER 68 If a Brother Is Commanded to Do Impossible Things
Apr. 26—Aug. 26—Dec. 26
CHAPTER 69 That the Monks Presume Not to Defend One Another
Apr. 27—Aug. 27—Dec. 27
CHAPTER 70 That No One Venture to Punish at Random
Apr. 28—Aug. 28—Dec. 28
CHAPTER 71 That the Brethren Be Obedient to One Another
Apr. 29—Aug. 29—Dec. 29
CHAPTER 72 On the Good Zeal Which Monks Ought to Have
Apr. 30—Aug. 30—Dec. 30
CHAPTER 73 On the Fact That the Full Observance of Justice Is Not Established in This Rule
May 1—Aug. 31—Dec. 31

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