Work
“The brothers should serve one another… Let all… serve one another in love.” - Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter 42 Kitchen Servers of the Week “Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore, the brothers should have specified periods for manual labor as well as for prayerful reading.” - Rule of St. Benedict, Chapter 48 The Daily Manual Labor • While the work periods in the monastery do not pertain to those making a retreat they are included here in case it is helpful for you in organizing your time of retreat. • If you are a man interested in the monastic life and would like to join the monks in manual labor please let us know. Depending on the day’s work assignment it may be possible.
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