Chapter 8 —- Chapter 18
CHAPTER 8 —- CHAPTER
These chapters outline the structures and times for the Divine Office, the set times for community prayer. Specific Psalms are suggested for each of the Hours.
CHAPTER 19 | The Discipline of Psalmody
OBEDIENCE
Psalms are to be sung reverently.
This quality is clearly CHAPTER 20 | Reverence in Prayer Pray with devotion and humility, purity of heart and honest very important emotion. Prayer in community 1s to be brief. to Benedict CHAPTER 2x | The Deans of the Monastery and could be called In very large monasteries, deans are appointed to supervise groups of ten brothers. They work closely with the abbot in supervising the foundation their groups. upon which his CHAPTER 22, | Sleeping Arrangements Rule rests.
Monks sleep in separate beds, all in one place, in their clothing and belts (knives should be removed to avoid accidental injuries).
—RB 5 CHAPTER 23-28 | Brothers who are Excommunicated These chapters cover the treatment of brothers who are excommunicated from the community. The extent of this punishment depends on the nature of the misdeed. Other brothers may not associate with the miscreant (a kind of shunning), and the abbot is expected to make a special effort to return these brothers to the fold. If the offending brother refuses to amend his ways, he may be removed from the community altogether.
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