Regula Sancti Benedicti
Capitula Regulae
PROLOGUS
Prolugue
I DE GENERIBUS MONACHORUM
On the Kinds of Monks
II QUALIS DEBEAT ESSE ABBAS
What Kind of Man the Abbot Ought to Be
III DE ADHIBENDIS AD CONSILIUM FRATRIBUS
On Calling the Brethren for Counsel
IV QUAE SUNT INSTRUMENTA BONORUM OPERUM
What Are the Instruments of Good Works
V DE OBOEDIENTIA
On Obedience
VI DE TACITURNITATE
On the Spirit of Silence
VII DE HUMILITATE
On Humiliti
VIII DE OFFICIIS DIVINIS IN NOCTIBUS
On the Divine Office During the Night
IX QUANTI PSALMI DICENDI SUNT NOCTURNIS HORIS
How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at the Night Office
X QUALITER AESTATIS TEMPORE AGATUR NOCTURNA LAUS
How the Night Office Is to Be Said in Summer Time
XI QUALITER DIEBUS DOMINICIS VIGILIAE AGANTUR
How the Night Office Is to Be Said on Sundays
XII QUOMODO MATUTINORUM SOLLEMNITAS AGATUR
How the Morning Office Is to Be Said
XIII PRIVATIS DIEBUS QUALITER AGANTUR MATUTINI
How the Morning Office Is to Be Said on Weekdays
XIV IN NATALICIIS SANCTORUM QUALITER AGANTUR VIGILIAE
How the Night Office Is to Be Said on the Feasts of Saints
XV ALLELUIA QUIBUS TEMPORIBUS DICATUR
At What Times "Alleluia" Is to Be Said
XVI QUALITER DIVINA OPERA PER DIEM AGANTUR
How the Work of God Is to Be Performed During the Day
XVII QUOT PSALMI PER EASDEM HORAS CANENDI SUNT
How Many Psalms Are to Be Said at These Hours
XVIII QUO ORDINE IPSI PSALMI DICENDI SUNT
In What Order the Psalms Are to Be Said
XIX DE DISCIPLINA PSALLENDI
On the Manner of Saying the Divine Office
XX DE REVERENTIA ORATIONIS
On the Reverence in Prayer
XXI DE DECANIS MONASTERII
On the Deans of the Monastery
XXII QUOMODO DORMIANT MONACHI
How the Monks Are to Sleep
XXIII DE EXCOMMUNICATIONE CULPARUM
On Excommunication for Faulst
XXIV QUALIS DEBET ESSE MODUS EXCOMMUNICATIONIS
What the Measure of Excommunication Should Be
XXV DE GRAVIORIBUS CULPIS
On Weighter Faults
XXVI DE HIS QUI SINE IUSSIONE IUNGUNT SE EXCOMMUNICATIS
On Those Who Without an Order Associate With Excommicated
XXVII QUALITER DEBEAT ABBAS SOLLICITUS ESSE CIRCA EXCOMMUNICATOS
How Solicitous the Abbot Should Be for the Excommunicated
XXVIII DE HIS QUI SAEPIUS CORREPTI EMENDARE NOLUERINT
On Those Who Will Not Amend After Repeated Corrections
XXIX SI DEBEANT FRATRES EXEUNTES DE MONASTERIO ITERUM RECIPI
Whether Brethren Who Leave the Monastery Should Be Received Again
XXX DE PUERIS MINORI AETATE, QUALITER CORRIPIANTUR
How Boys Are to Be Corrected
XXXI DE CELLARARIO MONASTERII, QUALIS SIT
What Kind of Man the Cellar of the Monastery Should Be
XXXII DE FERRAMENTIS VEL REBUS MONASTERII
On the Tools and Property of the Monastery
XXXIII SI QUID DEBEANT MONACHI PROPRIUM HABERE
Whether Monks Ougth to Have Anything of Their Own
XXXIV SI OMNES AEQUALITER DEBEANT NECESSARIA ACCIPERE
Whether All Should Receive in Equal Measure What Is Nessessary
XXXV DE SEPTIMANARIIS COQUINAE
On the Weekly Servers in the Kitchen
XXXVI DE INFIRMIS FRATRIBUS
The Sick Brethren
XXXVII DE SENIBUS VEL INFANTIBUS
On Old Man and children
XXXVIII DE HEBDOMADARIO LECTORE
On the Weekly Reader
XXXIX DE MENSURA CIBUS
On the Measure of Food
XL DE MENSURA POTUS
On the Measure of Drink
XLI QUIBUS HORIS OPORTET REFICERE FRATRES
At What Hours the Meals Should Be Taken
XLII UT POST COMPLETORIUM NEMO LOQUATUR
That No One Speak After Compline
XLIII DE HIS QUI AD OPUS DEI VEL AD MENSAM TARDE OCCURRUNT
On Those Who Come Late to the Work of God or to Table
XLIV DE HIS QUI EXCOMMUNICANTUR, QUOMODO SATISFACIANT
How the Excommunicated Are to Make Satisfaction
XLV DE HIS QUI FALLUNTUR IN ORATORIO
On Those Who Make Mistakes in the Oratory
XLVI DE HIS QUI IN ALIIS QUIBUSLIBET REBUS DELINQUUNT
On Those Who Fail in Any Other Matters
XLVII DE SIGNIFICANDA HORA OPERIS DEI
On Giving the Signal for the Time of the Work of God
XLVIII DE OPERA MANUUM COTIDIANA
On Daily Manual Labor
XLIX DE QUADRAGESIMAE OBSERVATIONE
On the Observance of Lent
L DE FRATRIBUS QUI LONGE AB ORATORIO LABORANT AUT IN VIA SUNT
On Brethren Who Are Working Far From the Oratory or Are on a Journey
LI DE FRATRIBUS QUI NON LONGE SATIS PROFICISCUNTUR
On Brethren Who Go Not Very Far Away
LII DE ORATORIO MONASTERII
On the Oratory of the Monsatery
LIII DE HOSPITIBUS SUSCIPIENDIS
On the Reception of Guests
LIV SI DEBEAT MONACHUS LITTERAS VEL ALIQUID SUSCIPERE
Whether a Monk Should Receive Letters or Anything Else
LV DE VESTIARIO VEL CALCIARIO FRATRUM
On the Clothes and Shoes of the Brethren
LVI DE MENSA ABBATIS
On the Abbot's Table
LVII DE ARTIFICIBUS MONASTERII
On the Craftsmen of the Monastery
LVIII DE DISCIPLINA SUSCIPIENDORUM FRATRUM
On the Manner of Receiving Brethren
LIX DE FILIIS NOBILIUM AUT PAUPERUM QUI OFFERUNTUR
On the Sons of Nobles and of the Poor Who Are Offered
LX DE SACERDOTIBUS QUI FORTE VOLUERINT IN MONASTERIO HABITARE
On Priests Who May Wish to Live in the Monastery
LXI DE MONACHIS PEREGRINIS, QUALITER SUSCIPIANTUR
How Pilgrim Monks Are to Be Received
LXII DE SACERDOTIBUS MONASTERII
On the Priests of the Monastery
LXIII DE ORDINE CONGREGATIONIS
On the Order of the Community
LXIV DE ORDINANDO ABBATE
On Constituting an Abbot
LXV DE PRAEPOSITO MONASTERI
On the Prior of the Monastery
LXVI DE OSTIARIIS MONASTERII
On the Porters of the Monastery
LXVII DE FRATRIBUS IN VIAM DIRECTIS
On Brethren Who Are Sent on a Journey
LXVIII SI FRATRI IMPOSSIBILIA INIUNGANTUR
If a Brother is Commanded to Do Impossible Things
LXIX UT IN MONASTERIO NON PRAESUMAT ALTER ALTERUM DEFENDERE
That the Monks Presume Not to Defend One Another
LXX UT NON PRAESUMAT PASSIM ALIQUIS CAEDERE
That No One Venture to Punish at Random
LXXI UT OBOEDIENTES SIBI SINT INVICEM
That the Brethren Be Obedient to One Another
LXXII DE ZELO BONO QUOD DEBENT MONACHI HABERE
On the Good Zeal Which They Ought to Have
LXXIII DE HOC QUOD NON OMNIS IUSTITIAE OBSERVATIO IN HAC SIT REGULA CONSTITUTA
On the Fact That the Full Observance of Justice Is Not Established in This Rule
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