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Tables of Contents for Rule of Saint Benedict in English
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
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