The Rule of Saint Benedict
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By St. Benedict of Nursia, Paraphrase and Introduction by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove"This advice is from a spiritual father who loves you and gives you the sort of counsel that will shape your whole life." "Listen, my child. I want you to put the ear of your heart to the solid ground of the master's wisdom (what I received, I'm passing on to you). It's advice from a spiritual father who loves you - the sort of counsel you receive by letting it shape your whole life." So begins the famous opening paragraph of Benedict's Rule in Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's vital, new, contemporary paraphrase. The entire text of the Rule is here plus a lengthy introduction from Jonathan, and detailed explanatory notes throughout that explain difficult passages. The result is a classic re-introduced that will enliven any 21st-century expression of religious community.
About St. Benedict of Nursia · Feast July 11
Italian monk (c. 480-547), founder of the abbey of Monte Cassino and author of the Rule that became the foundation of Western monasticism; called "Father of Western Monasticism" and named patron of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964.
St. Benedict of Nursia is the patron saint of Monks, Poison Sufferers, Europe, Students, Kidney Disease, Poisoning and Agricultural Workers.
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By St. Benedict of Nursia, Paraphrase and Introduction by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove"This advice is from a spiritual father who loves you and gives you the sort of counsel that will shape your whole life." "Listen, my child. I want you to put the ear of your heart to the solid ground of the master's wisdom (what I received, I'm passing on to you). It's advice from a spiritual father who loves you - the sort of counsel you receive by letting it shape your whole life." So begins the famous opening paragraph of Benedict's Rule in Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's vital, new, contemporary paraphrase. The entire text of the Rule is here plus a lengthy introduction from Jonathan, and detailed explanatory notes throughout that explain difficult passages. The result is a classic re-introduced that will enliven any 21st-century expression of religious community.
About St. Benedict of Nursia · Feast July 11
Italian monk (c. 480-547), founder of the abbey of Monte Cassino and author of the Rule that became the foundation of Western monasticism; called "Father of Western Monasticism" and named patron of Europe by Pope Paul VI in 1964.
St. Benedict of Nursia is the patron saint of Monks, Poison Sufferers, Europe, Students, Kidney Disease, Poisoning and Agricultural Workers.
More St. Benedict of Nursia: Rosaries · Patron of Monks and Poison Sufferers
Read the life of St. Benedict of Nursia → · Shop all St. Benedict of Nursia gifts →
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