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Kardong, T. (1996), Benedict’s Rule: A Translation and Commentary. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press.

Lectio divina


RB Prologue 1. Listen, O my son, to the teachings of your master, and turn to them with the ear of your heart. Willingly accept the advice of a devoted father and put it into action.


RB 4:55. Listen intently to holy reading. 56. Give yourself frequently to prayer. 57. Confess your past sins to God with tears and groaning at daily prayer.
58. Correct these sins for the future.


RB 9:8 The books read at Vigils should have divine authority, whether from the Old or New Testament. The biblical commentaries of renowned and Orthodox Catholic Fathers may also be used.


RB 21:4. They should not be chosen by rank, but for the merit of their lives and the wisdom of their teachings.


RB 48:1. Idleness is the soul’s enemy, so therefore at determined times the brothers ought to be occupied with manual labor, and again at determined hours in lectio divina.


RB 48:4. But from the fourth hour until the time they recite Sext, they should be free for lectio divina.

RB 48:5. After Sext, however, and they have risen from table, let them rest on their beds in total silence. If someone wishes to read, let him do so to himself in such a way as to disturb no one.
RB 48:10. From the first of October, however, until the beginning of Lent, they should be free for lectio until the end of the second hour.


RB 48:13. After the meal, they are free for their readings and psalms.


RB 48:14. During the days of Lent, in the morning they should be free for their readings until the end of the third hour, and they are to work until the end of the tenth hour at what has been assigned them.


RB 48:23. But if someone is so negligent and slothful that he will not or cannot meditate or read, he should be assigned some work to keep him busy.