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	Rule of St Benedict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Saint Basil of Caesarea codified the precepts for these eastern monasteries in his Ascetic Rule, or Ascetica, which is still used today in the Orthodox Church.
		Benedict's greatest debt, however, may be to the anonymous Rule of the Master, which he seems to have radically excised, expanded, revised and corrected in the light of his own considerable experience and insight.
		St Benedict's model for the monastic life was the family, with the abbot as father and all the monks as brothers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rule_of_St_Benedict (3253 words)

	Order of Saint Benedict - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Within the Order of Saint Benedict, other orders that use the Rule of Saint Benedict and are generally considered to be of the Benedictine tradition are the Cistercians, Bernardines, and Benedictine Sisters of Grace and Compassion, although these are not part of the Benedictine Confederation.
		Benedict of Nursia is therefore rightly regarded as the father of Western monasticism.
		Benedict's [twin?] sister, Saint Scholastica, may have been the first to adopt her brother's Rule for women, since she is credited with founding a community of her own, although there is no evidence for a community of Benedictine women until about a century later.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_Saint_Benedict (1270 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rule of St. Benedict
		Of the seventy-three chapters comprising the Rule, nine treat of the duties of the abbot, thirteen regulate the worship of God, twenty-nine are concerned with discipline and the penal code, ten refer to the internal administration of the monastery, and the remaining twelve consist of miscellaneous regulations.
		Benedict, on the other hand, though he restricts the use of flesh-meat to the sick, orders a pound of bread daily and two dishes of cooked food at each meal, of which there were two in summer and one in winter.
		Benedict perceived the necessity for a permanent and uniform rule of government in place of the arbitrary and variable choice of models furnished by the lives and maxims of the Fathers of the Desert.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02436a.htm (5054 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Benedict of Nursia
		Benedict was acquainted with the life and discipline of the monastery, and knew that "their manners were diverse from his and therefore that they would never agree together: yet, at length, overcome with their entreaty, he gave his consent" (ibid., 3).
		The saint's purpose was not to institute an order of clerics with clerical duties and offices, but an organization and a set of rules for the domestic life of such laymen as wished to live as fully as possible the type of life presented in the Gospel.
		The Rule, therefore, is entirely occupied with regulating the life of a community of men who live and work and pray and eat together, and this is not merely for a course of training, but as a permanent element of life at its best.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02467b.htm (4536 words)

	davedevine : Information : Monks and Nuns
		The Urbanists follow the rule of Pope Urban-4, given in 1263, giving exemption from the demand of corporate as well as personal poverty; the Collettines are named after Saint Collette who in the 15th restored the principle of corporate poverty in her houses.
		The rule of Saint Benedict is a design for living which emphasised a communal life of harmony, and a love for fellow men in the spirit of Christ.
		She was influenced by the spirituality of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and a had developed a deep love of the Eucharist The congregation quickly became engaged in missionary work in India and islands in the Indian Ocean.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /devine/facts/i_monksnuns.html (6626 words)

	Insights for the Ages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Benedict will go so far as to have the community pray the opening psalm slowly to give the slow a chance to get there in an age without alarm clocks but he will not allow such a lack of personal spiritual discipline to grow.
		Benedict argues that the community enterprise is such an important one that those who violate their responsibilities to it must serve as warning to others of the consequences of failing to carry the human community.
		Benedict counsels the zealous to submit themselves to the scrutiny of wisdom so that the spiritual remedies they fancy have the merit of the tried and the true, the sensible and the measured.
	www.eriebenedictines.org /Pages/INSPIRATION/insights.html (5274 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Rule of Saint Benedict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Benedict's Rule, formulated in the sixth century, is among the most comprehensive and vital rules of life in the history of monasticism.
		Benedict's Rule was set out first in a world that was torn with warfare, economic and political upheaval, and a generally harsh physical environment.
		Benedict is especially mindful of the sin of pride, be it pride of possession, pride of person, pride of place -- he strives for equality in the community (as a recognition that all are equal before God).
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/037570017X (1293 words)

	St. Benedict of Nursia, c.480-c.543
		The founder of Western monasticism, Saint Benedict, was born at Nursia near Spoleto.
		While still a student at Rome, the young Benedict discovered that the only way he could escape the evils of his world was in seclusion and religious devotion.
		The eighth step of humility is this, that a monk should follow in everything the common rule of the monastery and the examples of his superiors.
	www.historyguide.org /ancient/benedict.html (1785 words)

	OSB. About the Rule of Saint Benedict by Abbot Primate Jerome Theisen OSB.
		Benedict, the founder of the monastery of Monte Cassino, though the historical evidence does not allow a conclusive proof of authorship.
		Benedict picked up the monastic tradition and even copied from its documents (as was customary at the time); but he also corrected and altered the tradition in significant ways.
		It is a Christian rule in the sense that its spiritual doctrine picks up on the values of the Bible (e.g., prayer, fasting, service of neighbor) and arranges for a life in which these values can be lived out in community.
	www.osb.org /gen/rule.html (1045 words)

	Patron Saints Index: Saint Benedict
		Benedict of Narsia; Benedict of Norsia; Benedict of Nursia; Founder of Western Monasticism
		His discipline was such that an attempt was made on his life; some monks tried by poison him, but he blessed the cup and rendered it harmless.
		For wisdom hath built up a throne for herself in the bosom of the righteous man. And his tongue shall speak of judgment, seeing the Logos-teaching Pneumatos bedeweth the hidden places of his heart; for the law of his God is in his heart.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saints/saintb02.htm (414 words)

	Catholic Online - Saints & Angels - St. Benedict
		Benedict watched in horror as vice unraveled the lives and ethics of his companions.
		Benedict did not want to lose the power of voice to reach up to God simply because others had use it to sink down to the gutter.
		Benedict instructed his followers to practice sacred reading -- the study of the very Scriptures they would be praying in the Work of God.
	www.catholic.org /saints/saint.php?saint_id=26 (1513 words)

	Benedict, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		The fruits of Benedict’s experience appear in the Rule of St. Benedict (in Latin), which became the chief rule in Western monasticism under the Carolingians.
		The Rule’s 73 chapters are full of a spirit of moderation and common sense.
		Benedict’s sister, St. Scholastica, also was a religious.
	www.bartleby.com /65/be/BenedctSt.html (259 words)

	The Rule of Saint Benedict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In part, St. Benedict was reacting to the extreme ascetical practices of the East where hermits starved themselves, went without sleep, and dressed in rags.
		Without minimizing the importance of that self-sacrifice, St. Benedict insisted that monks could not attend properly to their work and study, let alone their celebration of Mass and the Divine Office, if they were denied nutritious meals, ample rest, proper clothing -- and daily structure.
		By being moderate and flexible in day-to-day concerns, but uncompromising in spiritual matters, St. Benedict's Rule has endured for 1500 years as a living code, a guiding light that has shown untold numbers of religious men and women the path to holiness.
	www.booksforcatholics.com /listings/l0130.html (559 words)

	Saints of July 17
		Saint Marcellina was the elder sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan and
		Nerses was the son of the prince of Lampron and the nephew of Saint Nerses Glaiëtsi ("the Gracious").
		Saint Turninus, an Irish monk and priest, worked as a missionary in the Netherlands with Saint Foillan, especially in the area around Antwerp, where he died.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0717.htm (3403 words)

	Lit Press: The Rule of Saint Benedict
		This edition of The Rule of Saint Benedict is being published in conjunction with the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of The Liturgical Press.
		Generations of monastics, oblates and others whose lives are influenced by monastic spirituality, have encountered the Rule by means of Doyle's work, which remains by far the most widely known and used English version of the Rule.
		Benedict's Rule for Monasteries, which was published in 1948, is still sold by The Liturgical Press.
	www.litpress.org /Detail.aspx?ISBN=0814627358 (393 words)

	National Catholic Reporter: Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect On The Rule of Saint Benedict. . - Spirituality - book ...
		Benedict's Dharma can be regarded as one of the first fruits, an interspiritual work that is a reflection by four Buddhists on the Rule of St. Benedict, a 1,500-year-old monastic document that has guided monasteries in their attempt to live the gospel in a more complete way.
		Benedict's Dharma emerged out of Gethsemani I. Skillfully edited by Patrick Henry, longtime executive director of the Institute of Ecumenical and Cultural Research at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., with a contribution of an introduction to the Rule of St. Benedict by Sr.
		She is impressed at the nearness of the traditions to each other, particularly when reading the sections of the rule focusing on the importance of obedience and humility.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1141/is_6_38/ai_81110000 (1134 words)

	Sisters of St. Benedict - Rock Island, IL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Saint Benedict was born in 480 and lived in Nursia, Italy.
		Benedict wrote a simple rule which offered direction and established an ordered way of life that gave security and stability for his followers.
		It is a very commonsense rule which allows for the weaknesses of human nature, encourages respect for persons and stresses the importance of the relationships of persons living together in community.
	www.stmarymonastery.org /rob.html (282 words)

	The Rule of Saint Benedict by St. Benedict
		The explicit purpose of Benedict's Rule was to teach monks and their superiors how to live the monastic life.
		Benedict places great emphasis on the importance of silence and solitude as well as the importance of the community setting.
		Benedict, the sixth-century father of Western monasticism, set down what quickly became the most famous and enduring guide for those in search of spiritual fulfillment through life in community.
	www.randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=037570017X&view=rg (972 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: The Rule of St. Benedict, c.530
		The Rule of St. Benedict, composed in Italy about 530 but based on earlier compilations came to define the cenobitic type monastic life that came to be accepted throughout the West.
		Then the second kind is that of the anchorites; that is, the hermits-those who, not by the new fervour of a conversion but by the long probation of life in a monastery, have learned to fight against the devil, having already been taught by the solace of many.
		But a third very bad kind of monks are the sarabaites, approved by no rule, experience being their teacher, as with the gold which is tried in the furnace.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/rul-benedict.html (3282 words)

	Oblate of Saint Benedict (Obl.S.B.) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Gregory sought to show that saints of God, particularly St. Benedict, were still operative in the Christian Church in spite of all the political and religious chaos present in the realm.
		Benedict was born in Nursia, a village high in the mountains northeast of Rome.
		The Rule is the sole known example of Benedict's writing, but it manifests his genius to crystallize the best of the monastic tradition and to pass it on to the European West.
	home.sprintmail.com /~gallups/id1.html (1413 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		In Benedict's Dharma, Zen priest Norman Fisher, meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein, professor Judith Simmer-Brown, and Yifa, a nun of the Chinese Buddhist tradition, flesh out The Rule of Saint Benedict, which has guided the organization and daily life of the Western Christian monastic tradition since the ninth century.
		Time after time, these Buddhists find in The Rule of Saint Benedict, which is included in its entirety, points that resonate with the their own experiences--points such as an emphasis on reverence, a pragmatic mindset, and the need for hard work and practice.
		Benedict's Rule was above all a work for practical application; what few understand is how well the Rule translates into Eastern practice.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573229407?v=glance (1541 words)

	Christian Century: Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict - Review
		Benedict's Dharma: Buddhists Reflect on the Rule of Saint Benedict.
		In the sixth century, Benedict of Nursia quietly rejected the extraordinary ascetic feats of earlier Christian monastics in the Middle East and proposed a path of moderation and balance that resonates deeply with the Buddhist Middle Way.
		In general, all four respond very positively to Benedict's structure and advice for monastic living, appreciating his warm concern for his followers and his recognition of the varying needs of individuals.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_27_118/ai_79371680 (514 words)

	Saint Benedict
		Even though Benedict was ambitious to succeed in life, one day he decided to leave Rome, his family, and the world with its easy life.
		Because a small miracle was granted through his prayers, Benedict decided it was wise to leave this community before he would be taken for a saint.
		For Benedict this was the beginning of a new life to which he completely devoted himself; his influence spread over the countryside.
	www.bluecloud.org /ben.html (517 words)

	The Rule of St. Benedict (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		On the feasts of the saints and on all solemn festivals let the night office be performed as we said it should be done on Sunday; except that the psalms, the antiphons, and the lessons proper for that day be said; but let the number above mentioned be maintained.
		Let their natural weakness be always taken into account and let the strictness of the Rule not be kept with them in respect to food, but let there be a tender regard in their behalf and let them eat before regular hours.
		In the election of an Abbot let this always be observed as a rule, that he be placed in the position whom the whole community with one consent, in the fear of God, or even a small part, with sounder judgment, shall elect.
	www.ccel.org /b/benedict/rule2/rule.html (16341 words)

	Amazon.fr : Livres en anglais: Doing Business With Benedict: The Rule of Saint Benedict and Business Management, a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
		Benedict (c.480-547) wrote a rule book that for fourteen centuries has influenced monastic life throughout the world and continues to guide, spiritually and practically, the Benedictine order.
		Benedict's vision of a community is one where the skills and gifts of people are properly recognized and given their full opportunity to be realised for the benefit of all.
		However central to the Rule is Benedict's thoroughgoing realism about people's propensity not only for doing wrong but for getting things wrong.
	www.amazon.fr /exec/obidos/ASIN/0826456898 (604 words)

	On 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
		I believe what Benedict meant by 'labor of obedience' is that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
		The Rule of Saint Benedict, to those who have read it, is a book about human values that should be striven for.
		This rule may cause chaos while it is in affect but that is the price of progress.
	www.saintjoe.edu /~daved/PAPERS/c4ppr2.html (1673 words)

	OSB. Rule of Benedict. Index. Order of Saint Benedict. Text, translations, bibliography.
		Rule of Benedict in Latin and Old English, later 10th cent.
		The Rule in English arranged by chapter titles.
		The Italian translation with a parallel Latin text and the Biblical references used in the Rule is available thanks to Alberto da Cormano.
	www.osb.org /rb (251 words)

	Bibliography of Benedictine life
		RB 1980: The Rule of St. Benedict in Latin and English.
		Seeking: A Paraphrase of the Rule of Saint Benedict With Commentary.
		Rule of Saint Benedict Liturgy of the Hours American Benedictine Tradition Monastic Life
	www.msb.net /Bibliography.htm (176 words)

	Oblates of Saint Benedict
		These too, were received, offered themselves to God, became Oblates of men or women's monasteries and promised to regulate their lives according to the spirit of the Rule of Saint Benedict.
		They applied the teachings of the Rule to their lives in the world, in their family circles, in their places of work and in their civic and social activities.
		Today, throughout the world there are thousands of Oblates praying and working in spiritual union with Benedictine men and women of various communities, and receiving spiritual strength and inspiration from their association as Oblates.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/9871/oblates.html (516 words)

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