‘Pray and Work’: Glorious Montecassino Painting Brings St. Benedict Alive
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“He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.” —St. Benedict Today is the feast of St. Benedict of Nursia in the pre-Pope Paul VI Catholic calendar. Benedict’s rule for monks became absolutely foundational to monasticism for more than a thousand years, not least because it was designed to be less demanding than many previous guidelines. Benedict thus made monasticism possible for individuals who might not be capable of the admirable but extremely difficult mortifications of, for instance, the desert hermits.
‘Pray and Work’: Glorious Montecassino Painting Brings St. Benedict Alive
‘Pray and Work’: Glorious Montecassino…
‘Pray and Work’: Glorious Montecassino Painting Brings St. Benedict Alive
“He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.” —St. Benedict Today is the feast of St. Benedict of Nursia in the pre-Pope Paul VI Catholic calendar. Benedict’s rule for monks became absolutely foundational to monasticism for more than a thousand years, not least because it was designed to be less demanding than many previous guidelines. Benedict thus made monasticism possible for individuals who might not be capable of the admirable but extremely difficult mortifications of, for instance, the desert hermits.