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

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