RB 1980 : the rule of St. Benedict in Latin and English with notes

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Coverpage; Titlepage; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Short Titles of Patristic and Ancient Works; Part One: Introduction: Historical Orientation; The Origins of Monasticism; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-Christian Monasticism; 3. The Literature of Early Christian Monasticism; 4. The Development of Monasticism in Relation to the Church; 5. Anachōrēsis and the Eremitical Movement; 6. Pachomius and Cenobitic Monasticism; 7. St. Basil and Monasticism in Asia Minor. 8. Origen and the Spirituality of Northern Egyptian Monasticism at the End of the Fourth Century; Pre-Benedictine Monasticism in the Western Chruch; 1. The Origins of Western Monasticism; 2. Monastic Origins in Italy; 3. Latin Monasticism in the Holy Land; 4. Monasticism in Gaul; 5. Monasticism in Roman Africa; The Rule of St. Benedict; 1. The Sixth Century; 2. St. Benedict and His Rule: The State of the Question; 3. St. Benedict of Nursia; 4. Relationship of the Rule to the Regula Magistri; 5. The Context of the Rule; 6. The Content of the Rule; 7. The Language of the Rule. 8. Text and Editions of the Rule; The Rule in History; 1. The Early Diffusion of the RB; 2. The Triumph of the RB: The Benedictine Centuries; 3. Decline and Renewal: The RB from the Thirteenth Century to Modem Times; 4. The Rule in the New World; 5. The Relevance of the Rule Today; Part Two: Regula Sancti Benedicti: Latin and English with Patristic Sources and Notes; Prologue; 1. The Kinds of Monks; 2. Qualities of the Abbot; 3. Summoning the Brothers for Counsel; 4. The Tools for Good Works; 5. Obedience; 6. Restraint of Speech; 7. Humility; 8. The Divine Office at Night. 9. The Number of Psalms at the Night Office10. The Arrangement of the Night Office in Summer; 11. The Celebration of Vigils on Sunday; 12. The Celebration of the Solemnity of Lauds; 13. The Celebration of Lauds on Ordinary Days; 14. The Celebration of Vigils on the Anniversaries of Saints; 15. The Times for Saying Alleluia; 16. The Celebration of the Divine Office during the Day; 17. The Number of Psalms to Be Sung at These Hours; 18. The Order of the Psalmody; 19. The Discipline of Psalmody; 20. Reverence in Prayer; 21. The Deans of the Monastery; 22. The Sleeping Arrangements of the Monks. 23. Excommunication for Faults24. Degrees of Excommunication; 25. Serious Faults; 26. Unauthorized Association with the Excommunicated; 27. The Abbot's Concern for the Excommunicated; 28. Those Who Refuse to Amend after Frequent Reproofs; 29. Readmission of Brothers Who Leave the Monastery; 30. The Manner of Reproving Boys; 31. Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer; 32. The Tools and Goods of the Monastery; 33. Monks and Private Ownership; 34. Distribution of Goods According to Need; 35. Kitchen Servers of the Week; 36. The Sick Brothers; 37. The Elderly and Children