RB 1980 : The Rule of St. Benedict

For fifteen centuries Benedictine monasticism has been governed by a Rule that is at once strong enough to instill order and yet flexible enough to have relevance fifteen hundred years later.

Preface

9

(6)

Chapters of the Rule

Prologue

15

(5)

The Kinds of Monks

20

(1)

Qualities of the Abbot

21

(4)

Summoning the Brothers for Counsel

25

(1)

The Tools for Good Works

26

(3)

Obedience

29

(2)

Restraint of Speech

31

(1)

Humility

32

(6)

The Divine Office at Night

38

(1)

The Number of Psalms at the Night Office

39

(1)

The Arrangement of the Night Office in the Summer

40

(1)

The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday

40

(1)

The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lands

41

(1)

The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days

42

(1)

The Celebration of the Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints

43

(1)

The Times for Saying Alleluia

43

(1)

The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day

44

(1)

The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours

44

(1)

The Order of the Psalmody

45

(2)

The Discipline of Psalmody

47

(1)

Reverence in Prayer

48

(1)

The Deans of the Monastery

48

(1)

The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks

49

(1)

Excommunication for Faults

49

(1)

Degrees of Excommunication

50

(1)

Serious Fault

51

(1)

Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated

51

(1)

The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated

51

(1)

Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs

52

(1)

Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery

53

(1)

The Manner of Reproving Boys

54

(1)

Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer

54

(1)

The Tools and Goods of the Monastery

55

(1)

Monks and Private Ownership

56

(1)

Distribution of Goods According to Need

57

(1)

Kitchen Servers of the Week

57

(2)

The Sick Brothers

59

(1)

The Elderly and Children

59

(1)

The Reader for the Week

60

(1)

The Proper Amount of Food

61

(1)

The Proper Amount of Drink

62

(1)

The Times for the Brothers' Meals

63

(1)

Silence after Compline

64

(1)

Tradiness at the Work of God or at Table

65

(1)

Satisfaction by the Excommunicated

66

(1)

Mistakes in the Oratory

67

(1)

Faults Committed in Other Matters

68

(1)

Announcing the Hours for the Work of God

68

(1)

The Daily Manual Labor

69

(2)

The Observance of Lent

71

(1)

Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling

72

(1)

Brothers on a Short Journey

72

(1)

The Oratory of the Monastery

72

(1)

The Reception of Guests

73

(2)

Letters or Gifts for Monks

75

(1)

The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers

75

(2)

The Abbot's Table

77

(1)

The Artisans of the Monastery

77

(1)

The Procedure for Receiving Brothers

78

(3)

The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor

81

(1)

The Admission of Priests to the Monastery

82

(1)

The Reception of Visiting Monks

82

(2)

The Priests of the Monastery

84

(1)

Community Rank

85

(1)

The Election of an Abbot

86

(2)

The Prior of the Monastery

88

(2)

The Porter of the Monastery

90

(1)

Brothers Sent on a Journey

91

(1)

Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother

92

(1)

The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery

92

(1)

The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will

93

(1)

Mutual Obedience

93

(1)

The Good Zeal of Monks

94

(1)

This Rule Only a Beginning of Prefection

95

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RB 1980 : The Rule of St. Benedict

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