Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-1929 · London : Methuen · leaf 205
hemonastic profession; and St. Benedict expressly tellshis followers that they are to look upon themselves astrue monks, when they have to live by the labour of theirhands. This manual labour was generally a conventual work,that is, undertaken in common ; and the permission of thesuperior was… … CARMELITE IN HIS STUDY THE DAILY LIFE 149 to call the brethren together, distributed the necessary toolsamongst them, and then led the way to the place wherethey were to dig, or weed, or plant, etc. In the Cluniachouses, the abbot went with the community. When theywere assembled at the door of the…
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