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Thursday 20 September 2012

And a third post on St. Benedict's Rule today


To 
love the Lord God with all our heart, soul, and strength.




To love one's neighbor as oneself.
Not to kill.
Not to commit adultery.
Not to steal.
Not to covet.
Not to bear false witness.
To respect all men.
Not to do to another what one would not have done to oneself.
To deny oneself in order to follow Christ.
To chastise the body.
Not to love pleasure.
To love fasting.
To comfort the poor.
To clothe the naked.
To visit the sick.
To bury the dead.
To aid those in trouble.
To comfort the sad.
To reject worldliness.
To love Christ above all else.
Not to become angry.
Not to show temper.
Not to keep deceit in one's heart.
Not to make false peace.
Not to forsake charity.
Not to swear, for fear of committing perjury.
To speak the truth with heart and lips.