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ENEDICTIA"All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ, for he himself will say, 'I was a stranger and you welcomed me,' (Matt 25:35). Proper honor must be shown, 'to all, especially to those who share our faith,'(Gal 6:10) and to pilgrims."
RB 53:1-2
It would seem that a great many web sites on the Rule of St. Benedict and or the Benedictines open with this greeting - and with this greeting, welcome to a web site whose primary focus is on the Rule of St. Benedict. I want to get right into the material for this site so please see the table of contents (site map) below.
Click here to jump to more on the customary front material and more on the purpose of this site.INTRODUCTION
Contents (That's this list here)
Site Introduction
Contact Me at art_carroll@yahoo.com
The Rule on Line (in HTML)
Download a complete Copy in MS Word v6.
Other Rules
The Rule of St. Augustan
The Rule of St. Francis
The Rule of Secular Franciscans
Accommodations for the Weak
The Rule is for Cenobites
Elasticity in the Rule
Programs (St. Benedict's Breviary)
A summary of RB 18
Table of Psalms (from RB 18)
Prudence
Seniority/Rank/Exceptions Thereto
Silence
Stability
Temperance
Work/Labora
The 2nd Dialogue of St. Gregory
On St. Benedict Fulgens Radiatur Encyclical of Pope Pius XII promulgated on March 21, 1947
The Work of God/Divine Office/Liturgy of the Hours
Programs (St. Benedict's Breviary)
A summary of RB 18
Table of Psalms (from RB 18)
Link to an Extensive Site on Breviaries
(Short Breviaries In 20th Century America Past, Present and Future by Theo Keller)
Samples of How to Pray the Office
A Version of Sunday Morning Prayer
(Developed for Field Use for Our Boy Scout Troop)
Vespers: Office for the Dead
Night Prayer
On Bible Translations
How to choose a Bible Translation
Summary Graphic on Bible Translations
Old Testament History Time Line
This site is dedicated to the souls of my departed family and friends
as well as the souls of all the faithful departed.
Please Pray for Them
