Lauds of the Feast of Benedict



A statue commemorating the death of St. Benedict
in the courtyard at Monte Cassino,
the place of his holy death.

"Venite! Come, O sons and daughters of God! Come and follow me, I will teach you the way of Life. Venite!"
~Benedictus Antiphon at Lauds

Now we have written this Rule inorder that by its observance in monasteries we may show that we have attained some degree of virtue and the rudiments of the religious life. But for those who would hasten to the perfection of that life there are the teaching of the holy Fathers, the observance of which leads to the height of perfection....

...Whoever you are, therefore, who are hastening to the heavenly homeland, fulfill with the help of Christ
this minimum Rule which we have written for beginners; and then at length under God's protection
you will attain to the loftier heights of doctrine and virtue which we have mentioned above. RB 73