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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

St Benedict's Liturgical Code: Lauds/1 (Feb 14/June15/Oct 15)

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 Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, folio 182v Today's section of the Rule describes the structure and content of Lauds on ...
Monday, February 13, 2012

St Benedict's Liturgical Code: Matins/4 (Feb 13/June 14/Oct 14)

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Agnès de Kiqeumberg's Matins, c1425 Today's section of the Benedictine Rule deals with the much longer than usual Sunday Nigh...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

St Benedict's Liturgical Code:Matins/3 (Feb 12/June 13/Oct 13)

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Hours of Jeanne d'Évreux c14th Today's section of the Benedictine Rule looks at the structure of Matins in Summer. Caput X:...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

St Benedict's Liturgical Code: Matins/2 (Feb 11/June 12/Oct 12)

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Gray-Fitzpayn Book of Hours, c14th Continuing my series on St Benedict's liturgical code, today's section of the Benedictine Ru...
Friday, February 10, 2012

St Scholastica OSB (Feb 10)

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St Scholastica Altar, Austria, 1765 Today is the feast of St Scholastica (480-543), twin sister of St Benedict, and foundress and patro...

St Benedict's liturgical code: Matins/1 (Feb 10/June 11/Oct 11)

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circa 1405-10 Parisian Book of Hours I want to start my  series on the Benedictine Office today, with a look at the section of the Ru...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Understanding the Benedict Office: Introduction

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I signalled previously  that I would offer a series of posts on the 'liturgical code' contained in the Rule of St Benedict, by ...