The life of a Benedictine monk is based on one thing necessary: quaerere Deum which means to seek God. Some of the first Benedictine monks where living in Monte Cassino in the middle of the 6th century, living under the Rule of St. Benedict himself. By the end of the 10th century, the Rule of Benedict was used mainly through England. The Benedictine monks where also called the black monks.
A typical here day begins at 3:10 a.m. with the wake-up bell and after a small cup of coffee, we make our way to the chapel to hold mass consisting mainly of hymns, psalms and readings. One of our longest masses begins at midnight and might last anything from an hour to an hour and a half. Then we would return to the dormitory and sleep until about daybreak, when Prime is sung, for about half an hour. After this we would eat a light breakfast consisting of bread and ale, after breakfast we take it in turn to celebrate masses at the minor altars. …show more content…
After prayers and a reading a chapter of the Rule, the business of the houses where carried out: announcements where made, duties assigned to individual monks, complaints are heard, and discussions takes place about finance and anything else which concerned the priory and its responsibilities. Punishments included such things as bread and water only on one or two days of the week, having to stay silent all day, or sitting in the lowest place in the choir and chapter.
The chapter meeting was followed by High Mass at eleven o'clock. This was a very solemn ceremony, especially on the great
A typical here day begins at 3:10 a.m. with the wake-up bell and after a small cup of coffee, we make our way to the chapel to hold mass consisting mainly of hymns, psalms and readings. One of our longest masses begins at midnight and might last anything from an hour to an hour and a half. Then we would return to the dormitory and sleep until about daybreak, when Prime is sung, for about half an hour. After this we would eat a light breakfast consisting of bread and ale, after breakfast we take it in turn to celebrate masses at the minor altars. …show more content…
After prayers and a reading a chapter of the Rule, the business of the houses where carried out: announcements where made, duties assigned to individual monks, complaints are heard, and discussions takes place about finance and anything else which concerned the priory and its responsibilities. Punishments included such things as bread and water only on one or two days of the week, having to stay silent all day, or sitting in the lowest place in the choir and chapter.
The chapter meeting was followed by High Mass at eleven o'clock. This was a very solemn ceremony, especially on the great