2009年7月19日 星期日

The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 41. The Times For The Brother's Meals

(1) From holy Easter to Pentecost, the brothers eat at noon and take supper in the evening.
(2) Beginning with Pentecost and continuing through out the summer, the monks fast until mid-afternoon on Wednesday and Friday, unless they are working in the fields or the summer heat is oppressive.

(3) On the other days they eat dinner at noon.
(4) Indeed, the abbot may decide that they should continue to eat dinner at noon every day if they have work in the fields or if the summer heat remains extreme.
(5) Similarly, he should so regulate and arrange all matters that souls may be saved and the brothers may go about their activities without justifiable grumbling.

(6) From the thirteenth of September to the beginning of Lent, they always take their meal in mid-afternoon.
(7) Finally, from the beginning of Lent to Easter, they eat towards evening.
(8) Let Vespers be celebrated early enough so that there is no need for a lamp while eating, and that everything can be finished by daylight.
(9) Indeed, at all times let supper or the hour of the fast-day meal be so scheduled that everything can be done by daylight.

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