2009年8月16日 星期日

The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 62. The Priests Of The Monastery

(1) Any abbot who asks to have a priest or deacon ordained should choose from his monks one worthy to exercise the priesthood.
(2) The monk so ordained must be on guard against conceit or pride,
(3) must not presume to do anything except what the abbot commands him, and must recognize that now he will have to subject himself all the more to the discipline of the rule.
(4) Just because he is a priest, he may not therefore forget the obedience and discipline of the rule, but must make more and more progress toward God.

(5) He will always take the place that corresponds to the date of his entry into the monastery,
(6) except in his duties at the altar, or unless the whole community chooses and the abbot wishes to give him a higher place for the goodness of his life.
(7) Yet, he must know how to keep the rule established for deans and priors;
(8) should he presume to act otherwise, he must be regarded as a rebel not as a priest.
(9) If after many warnings he does not improve, let the bishop too be brought in as a witness.
(10) Should he not amend even then, and his faults become notorious, he is to be dismissed from the monastery,
(11) but only if he is so arrogant that he will not submit or obey the rule.

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