The Rule of St Benedict Chapter 7 Part 5
The 5th to 8th steps of humility
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The fifth step of humility is not to hide from his Abbot any bad thoughts which come into his heart, or any sins committed in secret, but to humbly confess them.
Quintus humilitatis gradus est, si omnes cogitations malas cordi suo advenientes, vel mala a se absconse commissa, per humilem confessionem Abbati non celaverit suo.
Scripture exhorts us in t…
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