Thursday, October 17, 2013

Chapter 13: Lauds on ordinary days (paragraph 2)


It is important that the celebration of Lauds and Vespers should never be concluded without the recitation by the superior of the whole of the Lord's prayer so that all may hear and attend to it. This is because of the harm that is often done in a community by the thorns of conflict which can arise. (From para. 2 of Ch. 13 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

"Thorns of conflict" creates a visceral experience for me, combining the crown and thorns and the pain of conflict. Jesus teaches the way of peace, which begins in forgiveness.

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