| Title | : | St. Benedict's Rule for Monasteries |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | St Benedict of Nursia |
| Release | : | 2021-02-08 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Christianity, Books, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction & Literature, Health, Mind & Body, Self-Improvement, Nonfiction, Philosophy |
| Size | : | 1786186 |
| Written in 516 by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot, it has become a classic book of wisdom for modern people living under stress and pandemic. The spirit of Saint Benedict's Rule is summed up in the motto of the Benedictine Confederation: pax ("peace") and the traditional ora et labora ("pray and work"). Compared to other precepts, the Rule provides a moderate path between individual zeal and formulaic institutionalism; because of this middle ground it has been widely popular. Benedict's concerns were the needs of monks in a community environment: namely, to establish due order, to foster an understanding of the relational nature of human beings, and to provide a spiritual father to support and strengthen the individual's ascetic effort and the spiritual growth that is required for the fulfillment of the human vocation, theosis. |
