Chapter 16: The hours of the work of God during the day
The words of the psalm are: I have uttered your praises seven times during the day. We shall fulfil that sacred number of seven if at the times of Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline we perform the duty of our service to God, because it was of these day hours that the psalm said: I have uttered your praise seven times during the day.
(From Ch.16 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
Like St. Benedict, John Main has taught me to meditate at least twice a day. But from both teachers I see that the reason for "uttering praise" in this way is not to make time holy -- it's to realize that time is already holy.
(From Ch.16 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
Like St. Benedict, John Main has taught me to meditate at least twice a day. But from both teachers I see that the reason for "uttering praise" in this way is not to make time holy -- it's to realize that time is already holy.
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