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St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries

by St. Benedict

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Chapter 56 On the Abbot’s Table

Apr. 9 — Aug. 9 — Dec. 9

Let the Abbot’s table always be with the guests and the pilgrims. But when there are no guests, let it be in his power to invite whom he will of the brethren. Yet one or two seniors must always be left with the brethren for the sake of discipline.

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