Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Chapter 50: Those whose work takes them away from the monastery


Those whose work takes them some distance from the monastery so that they cannot manage to get to the oratory at the right times for prayer must kneel with profound reverence for the Lord and perform the work of God at their place of work. (From para. 1 of Ch. 50 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

As a householder in a "monastery without walls",  I 'm not a member of a community that lives and prays together. But the discipline of meditation, as taught by Father John, supports my day, connects my to my absent brothers and sisters, and teaches me how to make time holy.

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