Saint benedicts rule organises the monastic day into regular periods of communal and private prayer sleep spiritual reading and manual labour ut in omnibus glorificetur deus that in all things god may be glorified cf rule ch 579. St benedicts rule for monasteries translated by leonard j doyle product details isbn 9780814606445 644 details 106 pgs 3 1 2 x 5 1 2 publication date 01 01 1950 select format paperback in stock 795 add to cart . The rule of saint benedict latin regula benedicti is a book of precepts written by benedict of nursia c ad 480 550 for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot the spirit of saint benedicts rule is summed up in the motto of the benedictine confederation pax peace and the traditional ora et labora pray and work. St benedicts rule for monasteries this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever you may copy it give it away or re use it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at http wwwgutenbergorg license