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CONTENT
FOREWORD
BY BISHOP BARRON
Preface
Prologue
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER I
The Kinds of Monks
CHAPTER 2
Qualities of the Abbot
CHAPTER 3
Summoning the Brothers for Counsel
Summoning the Brothers for Counsel
CHAPTER 4
The Tools for Good Works
CHAPTER 5
Obedience
CHAPTER 6
Restraint of Speech
Restraint of Speech
CHAPTER 7
Humility
Humility
CHAPTER 8
The Divine Office at Night
The Divine Office at Night
CHAPTER 9
The Number of Psalms at the Night Office
CHAPTER 10
The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer
The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer
CHAPTER II
The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday
The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday
CHAPTER 12
The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds
CHAPTER 13
The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days
CHAPTER 14
The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints
The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints
CHAPTER 15
The Times for Saying Alleluia
CHAPTER 16
The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day
The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day
CHAPTER 17
The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours
CHAPTER 18
The Order of the Psalmody
CHAPTER 19
The Discipline of Psalmody
CHAPTER 20
Reverence in Prayer
CHAPTER 21
The Deans of the Monastery
CHAPTER 22
The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks
CHAPTER 23
Excommunication for Faults
CHAPTER 24
Degrees of Excommunication
CHAPTER 25
Serious Faults
CHAPTER 26
Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated
CHAPTER 27
The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 27
The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated
CHAPTER 28
Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproof
CHAPTER 29
Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery
CHAPTER 30
The Manner of Reproving Boys
CHAPTER 31
Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer
CHAPTER 32
The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 29
Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery
CHAPTER 30
The Manner of Reproving Boys
CHAPTER 31
Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer
CHAPTER 32
The Tools and Goods of the Monastery
CHAPTER 33
Monks and Private Ownership
CHAPTER 34
Distribution of Goods According to Need
CHAPTER 34
Distribution of Goods According to Need
CHAPTER 35
Kitchen Servers of the Week
CHAPTER 36
The Sick Brothers
CHAPTER 37
The Elderly and Children
CHAPTER 38
The Reader for the Week
CHAPTER 39
The Proper Amount of Food
CHAPTER 40
The Proper Amount of Drink
CHAPTER 41
The Times for the Brothers' Meals
CHAPTER 42
Silence after Compline
CHAPTER 43
Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
CHAPTER 41
The Times for the Brothers' Meals
CHAPTER 42
Silence after Compline
CHAPTER 43
Tardiness at the Work of God or at Table
CHAPTER 44
Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
Satisfaction by the Excommunicated
CHAPTER 45
Mistakes in the Oratory
Mistakes in the Oratory
CHAPTER 46
Faults Committed in Other Matters
Faults Committed in Other Matters
CHAPTER 47
Announcing the Hours for the Work of God
Announcing the Hours for the Work of God
CHAPTER 48
The Daily Manual Labor
CHAPTER 49
The Observance of Lent
The Daily Manual Labor
CHAPTER 49
The Observance of Lent
CHAPTER 50
Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling
Brothers Working at a Distance or Traveling
CHAPTER 51
Brothers on a Short Journey
Brothers on a Short Journey
CHAPTER 52
The Oratory of the Monastery
The Oratory of the Monastery
CHAPTER 53
The Reception of Guests
The Reception of Guests
CHAPTER 54
Letters or Gifts for Monks
Letters or Gifts for Monks
CHAPTER 55
The Clothing and Footwear of the Brothers
CHAPTER 56
The Abbot's Table
The Abbot's Table
CHAPTER 57
The Artisans of the Monastery
The Artisans of the Monastery
CHAPTER 58
The Procedure for Receiving Brothers
The Procedure for Receiving Brothers
CHAPTER 59
The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor
The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor
CHAPTER 60
The Admission of Priests to the Monastery
The Admission of Priests to the Monastery
CHAPTER 61
The Reception of Visiting Monks
The Reception of Visiting Monks
CHAPTER 62
The Priests of the Monastery
The Priests of the Monastery
CHAPTER 63
Community Rank
CHAPTER 64
The Election of an Abbot
The Election of an Abbot
CHAPTER 65
The Prior of the Monastery
The Prior of the Monastery
CHAPTER 66
The Porter of the Monastery
The Porter of the Monastery
CHAPTER 67
Brothers Sent on a Journey
Brothers Sent on a Journey
CHAPTER 68
Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother
Assignment of Impossible Tasks to a Brother
CHAPTER 69
The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
The Presumption of Defending Another in the Monastery
CHAPTER 70
The Presumption of Striking Another Monk at Will
CHAPTER 71
Mutual Obedience
CHAPTER 72
The Good Zeal of Monks
The Good Zeal of Monks
CHAPTER 73
This Rule Only a Beginning of Perfection
THE LIFE OF SAINT BENEDICT
CHAPTER I
Conversion and First Miracle
CHAPTER 2
Hermit Lost and Found
CHAPTER 3
Temptation in the Desert
Temptation in the Desert
CHAPTER 4
Temptation among Men
Temptation among Men
CHAPTER 5
Four Miracles at Subiaco
Four Miracles at Subiaco
CHAPTER 6
A Blow to Hatred and a Coronation
A Blow to Hatred and a Coronation
CHAPTER 7
Fight against Satan
CHAPTER 8
Charism of Prophecy
Charism of Prophecy
CHAPTER 9
Further Prophecies
Further Prophecies
CHAPTER 10
Last Prophecies
Last Prophecies
CHAPTER II
The First Three Miracles of Power
The First Three Miracles of Power
CHAPTER 12
At the Heart of the Signs of Power
At the Heart of the Signs of Power
CHAPTER 13
Power and Prayer: Two Examples of a Single Thesis
Power and Prayer: Two Examples of a Single Thesis
CHAPTER 14
Benedict and Scholastica
Benedict and Scholastica
CHAPTER 15
The Vision of the World in the Light of God
The Vision of the World in the Light of God
CHAPTER 16
Death, Glory, and the Life Beyond
Death, Glory, and the Life Beyond