Study the Holy Rule of St. Benedict

St. Benedict's Monastic Life Rules are inspired and formed by countless monks, nuns, pastors, butler, teachers, parish workers, clergy and many others. It was always a guide on the way Christian 's disciples are going, but it also helps all those who are anxious to contribute to our world society by living a better life.

Over the course of 40 years, the monastery of Christ in the desert had very valuable benefits under the direction of Father Abbott Philippe Lawrence. He is the "father" of our community and is responsible for helping all the people living in our monastery find their career in life. We always recognize that the occupation called by God is service to the Lord, love and obedience.

It seems that the rule of Saint Benedict is easy to follow and understand as it first appeared. Of course it is not only that, but when you see it with a sharp depth, you will soon see that there is more than that. For centuries, St. Benedict XVI has been welcomed as a spiritual guide of excellence. Therefore, my father Abbott Phillips offered good service to us. That is to write a wide range of comments about each part of the rule. He brought this work to his own intellectual development, and most importantly to his own spiritual experience of faced and growing challenges of faithful quest for the life of God.

I am delighted to be able to provide the text of the rules themselves along with Father Abbott Philippe's comments. May you receive grace from God and grace closer to each other.

For nearly 500 years, Benedict left his study in Rome, living a cave hermit. His holiness fascinated many people. After several struggles, Benedict developed a rule and later founded a monastery that affected all other forms of monasteries in the west. For this reason, St. Benedict is known as the "father of Western monasteries". The charm of the Benedictine Abbey witnessed the mission of Jesus praying for eternity. For men and women who follow the rules of St. Benedict, their main job is to achieve this mission. In addition to the traditional three oaths, parents also vowed to swear that they wanted stability, that is to say they would spend their entire life in a particular monastery, not moving from one place to another. They shared time etiquette, listened to sacred myths, and were constantly reading Bible and Godfather's literature.

St. Benedict was widely regarded as the father of Western monastic life, whose scripture was written in Montecassino in the middle of the sixth century. St. Benedict often practiced himself well in the early form of the eastern monastery and shaped this sacred way of life in today's western world. Domination of St. Benedict became an important guide to his vision of monastic life and a religious life. The "rule" and the creation of a large number of faithful followers ensured the geographic spread of St. Benedict's idea and words and survived for centuries since then.