The Rule of St Benedict Chapter 42

That No One May Speak After Compline

Each week I post a chapter of the Rule of St Benedict in Latin, with my own English Translation and some comments.

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Monks should apply themselves to silence at all times, most of all in the night hours, and so at all times, whether fasting days or eating [non-fasting] days.

Omni tempore silentio debent studere monachi, maxime tamen nocturnis horis, et …