The Rule of St Benedict Chapter 52

Of the Oratory of the Monastery

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Let the oratory be what it is called; and let nothing be done there or stored there.

Oratorium hoc sit, quod dicitur; nec ibi quidquam aliud geratur, aut condatur.

At the completion of the work of God, let everyone leave in absolute silence, and reverence be paid to God; so that a brother, who perhaps wishes to pray by himself, may not be impeded by a…