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The Via-Viae of St Benedict : the holy rule arranged for mental Prayer

CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE PROLOGUE 5 I. OF THE SEVERAL KINDS OF MONKS 21 II. WHAT KIND OF MAN THE ABBOT OUGHT TO BE 31 III. OF CALLING THE BRETHREN TO COUNCIL 46 IV. WHAT ARE THE INSTRUMENTS OF GOOD WORKS? 62 V. OF THE OBEDIENCE OF THE BRETHREN 76 VI. OF SILENCE 90 VII. OF HUMILITY 99 VIII. OF THE DIVINE OFFICE AT NIGHT 140 IX. HOW MANY PSALMS ARE TO BE SAID AT THE NIGHT HOURS 141 X. HOW THE NIGHT OFFICE IS TO BE SAID IN SUMMER-TIME 142 XI. HOW THE NIGHT OFFICE IS TO BE SAID ON SUNDAYS 142 XII. HOW THE SOLEMN OFFICE OF LAUDS IS TO BE SAID I43 XIII. HOW LAUDS ARE TO BE SAID ON WEEK-DAYS 144 XIV. HOW THE OFFICE IS TO BE SAID ON SAINTS' DAYS I45 XV. AT WHAT TIMES OF THE YEAR "ALLELUIA" IS TO BE SAID I45 XVI. HOW THE WORK OF GOD IS TO BE DONE IN THE DAYTIME I46 XVII. HOW MANY PSALMS ARE TO BE SUNG AT THESE HOURS 146 XVIII. IN WHAT ORDER THE PSALMS ARB TO BE SAID 147 XIX. OF THE DISCIPLINE OF SAYING THE OFFICE 152 XX. OF REVERENCE AT PRAYER 161 XXI. OF THE DEANS OF THE MONASTERY 170 XXII. HOW THE MONKS ARE TO SLEEP 174 XXIII. OF EXCOMMUNICATION FOR OFFENCES 178 XXIV. WHAT THE MEASURE OF EXCOMMUNICATION SHOULD BE 182 XXV. OF GRAVER FAULTS 182 XXVI. OF THOSE WHO, WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE ABBOT, CON

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