Rule of St Benedict for the Day

Not to yield to anger. Not to nurse a grudge. Not to hold guile in one’s heart. Not to make a feigned peace. Not to forsake charity. Not to swear, lest perchance one forswear oneself. To utter the truth from heart and mouth. Not to render evil for evil. To do no wrong to anyone, and to bear patiently wrongs done to oneself. To love one’s enemies. Not to render cursing for cursing, but rather blessing. To bear persecution for justice’ .. read more »