CHAPTER 59 | The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor
CHAPTER 59 | The Offering of Sons by Nobles or by the Poor Nobles and the poor may offer their sons to the community, but with the promise that they will not support the boy with income or possessions of any kind.
PORTER OF THE
CHAPTER 60 | The Admission of Priests to the Monastery
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Ordained priests may enter the monastery, but under the same conditions and expectations of any person entering. Their priestThe porter of the hood does not afford them any special privileges. monastery ts a kind of CHAPTER 61 | The Reception of Visiting Monks gatekeeper and greets Visiting monks are welcomed as guests and are expected to accept ae ie the conditions and customs of the house. If the visitor has shown visitors and pilgrims. himself to be of a good and humble character, he may remain in that house as a new member of the community. A visitor from 15 66 another known monastery can be accepted permanently only at the consent of the visiting monk's abbot.
CHAPTER 62 | The Priests of the Monastery Members of the monastery can be ordained as priests. Such a brother must maintain all humility in his new position and retains his previous rank based on seniority.
CHAPTER 63 | Community Rank Rank in the community is based on the date of entry of the brother.
The abbot may adjust the ranking to his liking but should adhere whenever possible to the order of date of entry. Age alone does not determine rank. Younger monks (according to this ranking) are to respect their seniors and seniors to love their juniors.
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