Rule of St Benedict for the Day

ON no account shall a monk be allowed to receive letters, devout tokens, or any small gifts whatsoever, from his parents or other people or his brethren, or to give the same, without the abbot’s permission. But if he have been sent anything, even by his parents, let him not presume to take it before it has been shown to the abbot. If the abbot allow it to be received, .. read more »