2009年7月28日 星期二

The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 48. The Daily Manual Labor

(10) From the first of October to the beginning of Lent, the bothers ought to devote themselves to reading until the end of the second hour.
(11) At this time Terce is said and they are to work at their assigned tasks until None.
(12) At the first signal for the hour of None, all put aside their work to be ready for the second signal.
(13) Then after their meal they will devote themselves to their reading or the psalms.

(14) During the days of Lent, they should be free in the morning to read until the third hour, after which they will work at their assigned tasks until the end of the tenth hour.
(15) During this time of Lent each one is to receive a book from the library, and is to read the whole of it straight through.
(16) These books are to be distributed at the beginning of Lent.

(17) Above all, one or two seniors must surely be deputed to make the rounds of the monastery while the brothers are reading.
(18) Their duty is to see that no brother is so apathetic as to waste time or engage in idle talk to the neglect of his reading, and so not only harm himself but also distract others.
(19) If such a monk is found – God forbid – he should be reproved a first and a second time.
(20) If he does not amend, he must be subjected to the punishment of the rule as a warning to others.
(21) Furthermore, brothers ought not to associate with one another at inappropriate times.

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