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Title: Rule of Saint Benedict in English by Timothy Fry ISBN: 0-8146-1272-5 Publisher: Liturgical Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $2.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Listen!
Comment: The Rule of St. Benedict is a fairly short book, pocket-sized, and only 96 pages long. It is a good example of the statement, 'good things come in small packages'. Father Timothy Fry, OSB (which stands for 'Order of St. Benedict', and is used by monastics and oblates) wrote a brief preface to the book, in which he explains that the rule is a guide of life, but not 'a rigid, brutal structure imposed legalistically'. Benedict was fully aware of human frailty, as true 1500 years ago as it is today. This frailty requires much to be done to give the person strength, and so Benedict's Rule is designed for an ever-increasing self-discipline which is supported by community worship and practice.
Benedict's Rule for life includes worship, work, study, prayer, and relaxation. Benedict's Rule requires community -- even for those who become hermits or solitaries, there is a link to the community through worship and through the Rule. No one is alone. This is an important part of the relationship of God to the world, so it is an integral part of the Rule.
Benedict's Rule was set out first in a world that was torn with warfare, economic and political upheaval, and a generally harsh physical environment. This Rule was set out to bring order to a general chaos in which people lived. This is still true today, and men and women all over the world use Benedict's 'little rule for beginners' as a basic structure for their lives.
The first word of the rule is Listen. This is perhaps the best advice for anyone looking for any guidance or rule of life. While Benedict's Rule is decidedly Christocentric and hierarchical (though not as hierarchical as much popular ideas about monastic practice would have one think), it nonetheless can give value to any reader who is looking to construct a practice for oneself.
Benedict's establishment of a monastery was in fact the establishment of a school for spirituality. In his prologue to the Rule, Benedict even states this as his intention. 'In drawing up its regulations, we hope to set down nothing harsh, nothing burdensome.' He sets forth in this brief rule a guide to individual life within community that will bring one ever closer to the divine.
Benedict explores the issues of charity, personality, integrity, and spirituality in all of his rules. From the clothing to the prayer cycle to the reception of guests, all have a purpose that fits into a larger whole, and all have positive charges and negative warnings. Benedict is especially mindful of the sin of pride, be it pride of possession, pride of person, pride of place -- he strives for equality in the community (as a recognition that all are equal before God).
Hundreds of thousands of pages have been written over the last millenium and a half on the Rule of St. Benedict, but it all comes down to this brief collection, which can be read easily in an hour, yet takes a lifetime (or perhaps more!) to master.
Open it for yourself to see what riches it may hold for you.
Rating: 5
Summary: withstood the test of time
Comment: This simple rule is as usefull today as it was 1500 years ago. No matter what your position in life, following some or all of these principles will help simplify your life. It will help you to re-discover God's presence. Simple wisdom that has stood the test of time.
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Title: Ecclesiastical History of the English People With Bede's Letter to Egbert and Cuthberts Letter on the Death of Bede by Bede, D.H. Farmer ISBN: 014044565X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Golden Legend by Jacobus De Voragine, William Granger Ryan ISBN: 0691001537 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 20 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C. S. Lewis, Walter Hooper ISBN: 0521645840 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Introduction To Saint Thomas Aquinas by Thomas Aquinas, Anton C. Pegis ISBN: 0075536536 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua Pub. Date: 01 February, 1965 List Price(USD): $7.75 |
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Title: History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lewis Thorpe ISBN: 0140441700 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1977 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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