The Rule of Benedict by St Benedict

Author:St Benedict
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2008-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

8

The divine office at night

In winter, in other words from the first of November until Easter, it seems reasonable for the monks to rise at the eighth hour of the night1 so that they may rest until a little after midnight and rise with their food fully digested. In the time remaining after the night office, those brothers who need to should study the psalms and lessons. From Easter to November, the hour of rising should be set in such a way that there is only a very short interval after the night office,2 when the brothers can go out to deal with nature’s needs; this will be followed at once by Lauds which should be said at daybreak.

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