The teaching of St. Benedict
Publisher: Burns & Oates; Catholic Publication Society
Published: 1887
Place of publication: London, England; New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: SHORT LIFE OF ST. BENEDICT; title: THE RULE OF ST. BENEDICT 6; title: PROLOGUE TO THE RULE 14; title: I. OF THE SEVERAL KINDS OF MONKS 19; title: II. WHAT MANNER OF MAN THE ABBOT OUGHT TO BE 25; title: III. OF CALLING THE BRETHREN TO COUNCIL 46; title: IV. OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOOD WORKS 63; title: V. OF OBEDIENCE 72; title: VI. OF SILENCE 78; title: VII. OF HUMILITY 87; title: VIII. THE NIGHT OFFICE 107; title: IX. THE NUMBER OF PSALMS TO BE SAID AT THE NIGHT OFFICE 111; title: X. CELEBRATION OF NIGHT OFFICE IN SUMMER 119; title: XI. CELEBRATION OF NIGHT OFFICE ON SUNDAYS 120; title: XII. CELEBRATION OF LAUDS 125; title: XIII. CELEBRATION OF LAUDS ON FERIAL OR WEEK DAYS 127; title: XIV. CELEBRATION OF MATINS ON SAINTS' DAYS 129; title: XV. WHEN "ALLELUIA" MUST BE SAID 130; title: XVI. CELEBRATION OF THE DAY OFFICE 131; title: XVII. NUMBER OF PSALMS TO BE SAID DURING THE AFOREMENTIONED HOURS 132; title: XVIII. IN WHAT ORDER THE PSALMS ARE TO BE SAID 136; title: XIX. THE ORDER AND THE DISCIPLINE OF PSALMODY 140; title: XX. OF REVERENCE AT PRAYER 144; title: XXI. THE DEANS OF THE MONASTERY 148; title: XXII. HOW THE MONKS ARE TO SLEEP 150; title: XXIII. EXCOMMUNICATION FOR OFFENCES" 154; title: XXIV. MANNER OF EXCOMMUNICATION 156; title: XXV. OF MORE GRIEVOUS FAULTS 158; title: XXVI. OF THOSE WHO KEEP COMPANY WITH THE EXCOMMUNICATE 161; title: XXVII. THE ABBOT'S CARE FOR THE EXCOMMUNICATE 162; title: XXVIII. OF THOSE WHO BEING CORRECTED DO NOT AMEND L66; title: XXIX. WHETHER THOSE WHO LEAVE THE MONASTERY OUGHT TO BE RECEIVED AGAIN 169; title: XXX. HOW CHILDREN ARE TO BE CORRECTED 172; title: XXXI. THE CELLARER 175; title: XXXII. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MONASTERY 186; title: XXXIII. WHETHER ALL OUGHT EQUALLY TO RECEIVE WHAT IS NEEDFUL (1*) 188; title: XXXIV. OF THE WEEKLY SERVERS IN THE KITCHEN 195 XXXV. OF THE SICK BRETHREN 201; title: XXXVI. OF OLD MEN AND OF CHILDREN 207; title: XXXVII. THE WEEKLV READER 208; title: XXXVIII. THE QUANTITY OF MEAT 212; title: XXXIX. THE MEASURE OF DRINK 218; title: XL. TIMES OF REFECTION 223; title: XLI. THAT NO ONE MAY SPEAK AFTER COMPLINE 228; title: XLII. OF THOSE WHO COME LATE TO THE "WORK OF GOD," OR TO TABLE 235; title: XLIII. HOW THOSE WHO ARE EXCOMMUNICATED ARE TO MAKE SATISFACTION 241; title: XLIV. OF THOSE WHO COMMIT ANY FAULT IN THE ORATORY 243; title: XLV. OF THOSE WHO OFFEND IN LIGHTER MATTERS 245; title: XLVI. MAKING KNOWN THE HOUR FOR THE WORK OF GOD 248; title: XLVII. MANUAL LABOUR 250; title: XLVIII. THE OBSERVANCE OF LENT 260; title: XLIX. OF BRETHREN WHO ARE EITHER AT A DISTANCE FROM THE MONASTERY, OR ON A JOURNEY 265; title: L. OF THE BRETHREN WHO DO NOT GO FAR OFF 268; title: LI. THE ORATORY OF THE MONASTERY 270; title: LII. ENTERTAINMENT OF GUESTS 273; title: LIII. RECEPTION OF LETTERS OR OF PRESENTS 280; title: LIV. CLOTHING 283; title: LV. THE ABBOT'S TABLE 290; title: LVI. ARTIFICERS OF THE MONASTERY 293; title: LVII. MANNER OF RECEIVING BROTHERS TO RELIGION 297; title: LVIII. ADMISSION OF CHILDREN 316; title: LIX. ADMISSION OF PRIESTS 322; title: LX. HOW MONKS WHO ARE STRANGERS ARE TO BE RECEIVED 326; title: LXI. OF THE PRIESTS OF THE MONASTERY 332; title: LXII. THE ORDER OF THE COMMUNITY 336; title: LXIII. OF THE ELECTION OF THE ABBOT 343; title: LXIV. OF THE PREPOSITUS OR PROVOST 364; title: LXV. THE PORTER OF THE MONASTERY 370; title: LXVI. OF BRETHREN WHO ARE SENT ON A JOURNEY 376; title: LXVII. IF A BROTHER IS ORDERED TO DO IMPOSSIBILITIES 380; title: LXVIII. THAT NO ONE SHOULD DEFEND ANOTHER IN THE MONASTERY 384; title: LXIX. THAT NO ONE PRESUME TO STRIKE OR TO EXCOMMUNICATE ANOTHER 387; title: LXX. MUTUAL OBEDIENCE 389; title: LXXI. RELIGIOUS ZEAL 391; title: LXXII. THE HIGHEST PERFECTION NOT CONTAINED IN THE RULE 397; title: 1. IN THE RULE, CHAPTER XXXIII. IS, "WHETHER MONKS OUGHT TO HAVE ANYTHING OF THEIR OWN;" CHAPTER XXXIV., "WHETHER ALL OUGHT TO RECEIVE WHAT IS NEEDFUL." WE HAVE JOINED TOGETHER, UNDER THE HEADING PRINTED ABOVE, OUR REMARKS ON BOTH CHAPTERS. THEREFORE ALL REFERENCES TO CHAPTERS, FROM THIS PLACE TO THE END OF THE VOLUME, INDICATE THE NUMBER OF THE CHAPTER AS IT STANDS IN THE RULE.