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X-WR-CALDESC:As cellarer of the monastery\, there should be chosen from
the community someone who is wise\, mature in conduct\, temperate\, not an
excessive eater\, not proud\, excitable\, offensive\, dilatory or wastefu
l\, but God-fearing\, and like a parent to the whole community. The cellar
er will take care of everything\, but will do nothing without an order fro
m the prioress or abbot. Let the cellarer keep to those orders.\n\nBen
edictine spirituality refuses to glorify a life of false frugality or fabr
icated irritations. The person who handles the supplies of the monastery\,
the cellarer\, is to distribute the goods of the monastery calmly\, kindl
y\, without favoritism and under the guidance of the abbot or prioress\, n
ot to put people under obligation to them or to wreak vengeance on those w
ho rebuff them.\n\nThe cellarer does more than distribute goods. The cella
rer becomes a model for the community\, a person who is to be 'temperate\,
' not a person who is 'an excessive eater\,' not someone in other words wi
th rich tastes and a limitless appetite for material things. Benedict want
s the cellarer to be someone who knows the difference between needs and de
sires\, who will see that the community has what is necessary but does not
begin the long\, slippery road into excess and creature comforts and indo
lence and soft-souledness. In the house of Benedict\, the principles of th
e life live in ways no words can convey\, in the people who carry them out
. The call to be what we say we believe becomes a measure of authenticity
for teachers\, parents and administrators everywhere.\n\nThe cellarer s
hould not annoy the members. If anyone happens to make an unreasonable dem
and\, the cellarer should not reject that person with disdain and cause di
stress\, but reasonably and humbly deny the improper request. Let cellarer
s keep watch over their own souls\, ever mindful of that saying of the apo
stle:'They who serve well secure a good standing for themselves (1 Tm 3:13
).' The cellarer must show every care and concern for the sick\, young\, g
uests and the poor\, knowing for certain that they will be held accountabl
e for all of them on the day of judgment. The cellarer will regard all ute
nsils and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar\, aware th
at nothing is to be neglected. Cellarers should not be prone to greed\, no
t be wasteful and extravagant with the goods of the monastery\, but should
do everything with moderation and according to the order of the prioress
or abbot.\n\nIf Chapter 31 is anything at all\, it is a treatment of h
uman relationships. The one with power is not to annoy the powerless. The
one with needs is not to demand. The chapter stands as stark warning to pe
ople in positions of authority and responsibility\, whatever their station
. They are to 'keep watch of their own souls' guarding themselves against
the pitfalls of any position: arrogance\, disinterest\, unkindness\, aloof
ness from the very people the position is designed to serve. Then\, to mak
e the point clear\, Benedict describes the people who are not to get overl
ooked for the sake of efficiency in the bureaucratic game of hurry up and
wait. And they are everybody who cannot possibly be expected to want thing
s when the office is open: the sick\, the young\, the guests and the poor.
The one who has power and resources\, the Rule says\, must know for certa
in that 'they will be held accountable for all of them on the day of judgm
ent.' As will we all who find ourselves too busy\, too insensitive\, too u
ncaring to see that the goods of the earth are given to the poor ones who
have as much claim on the Garden as we but no way to get the staples of li
fe for themselves. As will we all who use our positions to diminish the pe
ople in behalf of whom we bear responsibility by wearing them down and wea
ring them out while we dally with their needs. The spouse who lets the doo
r swell to sticking before fixing it\, or serves the meal an hour after it
s time\; the employer who never buys the new file cabinet\; the superior w
ho never sees the staff personally\, all fail in the Benedictine spiritual
ity of service for the sake of the person that is taught in this chapter.
\n\nBut the cellarer must do more than take care of people. A Benedictine
cellarer has a responsibility to take care of things\, too. Waste is not a
Benedictine virtue. Planned obsolescence is not a Benedictine goal. Dispo
sability is not a Benedictine quality. A Benedictine soul is a soul that t
akes care of things\, that polishes wood and scrapes away rust and keeps a
room clean and never puts feet on the furniture and mulches the garden an
d leaves trees standing and 'treats all utensils and goods of the monaster
y like the sacred vessels of the altar.' A Benedictine cares for the earth
and all things well. The Benedictine heart practiced ecology before it wa
s a word.
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DESCRIPTION:As cellarer of the monastery\, there should be chosen from t
he community someone who is wise\, mature in conduct\, temperate\, not an
excessive eater\, not proud\, excitable\, offensive\, dilatory or wasteful
\, but God-fearing\, and like a parent to the whole community. The cellare
r will take care of everything\, but will do nothing without an order from
the prioress or abbot. Let the cellarer keep to those orders.\n\nBene
dictine spirituality refuses to glorify a life of false frugality or fabri
cated irritations. The person who handles the supplies of the monastery\,
the cellarer\, is to distribute the goods of the monastery calmly\, kindly
\, without favoritism and under the guidance of the abbot or prioress\, no
t to put people under obligation to them or to wreak vengeance on those wh
o rebuff them.\n\nThe cellarer does more than distribute goods. The cellar
er becomes a model for the community\, a person who is to be 'temperate\,'
not a person who is 'an excessive eater\,' not someone in other words wit
h rich tastes and a limitless appetite for material things. Benedict wants
the cellarer to be someone who knows the difference between needs and des
ires\, who will see that the community has what is necessary but does not
begin the long\, slippery road into excess and creature comforts and indol
ence and soft-souledness. In the house of Benedict\, the principles of the
life live in ways no words can convey\, in the people who carry them out.
The call to be what we say we believe becomes a measure of authenticity f
or teachers\, parents and administrators everywhere.\n\nThe cellarer sh
ould not annoy the members. If anyone happens to make an unreasonable dema
nd\, the cellarer should not reject that person with disdain and cause dis
tress\, but reasonably and humbly deny the improper request. Let cellarers
keep watch over their own souls\, ever mindful of that saying of the apos
tle:'They who serve well secure a good standing for themselves (1 Tm 3:13)
.' The cellarer must show every care and concern for the sick\, young\, gu
ests and the poor\, knowing for certain that they will be held accountable
for all of them on the day of judgment. The cellarer will regard all uten
sils and goods of the monastery as sacred vessels of the altar\, aware tha
t nothing is to be neglected. Cellarers should not be prone to greed\, not
be wasteful and extravagant with the goods of the monastery\, but should
do everything with moderation and according to the order of the prioress o
r abbot.\n\nIf Chapter 31 is anything at all\, it is a treatment of hu
man relationships. The one with power is not to annoy the powerless. The o
ne with needs is not to demand. The chapter stands as stark warning to peo
ple in positions of authority and responsibility\, whatever their station.
They are to 'keep watch of their own souls' guarding themselves against t
he pitfalls of any position: arrogance\, disinterest\, unkindness\, aloofn
ess from the very people the position is designed to serve. Then\, to make
the point clear\, Benedict describes the people who are not to get overlo
oked for the sake of efficiency in the bureaucratic game of hurry up and w
ait. And they are everybody who cannot possibly be expected to want things
when the office is open: the sick\, the young\, the guests and the poor.
The one who has power and resources\, the Rule says\, must know for certai
n that 'they will be held accountable for all of them on the day of judgme
nt.' As will we all who find ourselves too busy\, too insensitive\, too un
caring to see that the goods of the earth are given to the poor ones who h
ave as much claim on the Garden as we but no way to get the staples of lif
e for themselves. As will we all who use our positions to diminish the peo
ple in behalf of whom we bear responsibility by wearing them down and wear
ing them out while we dally with their needs. The spouse who lets the door
swell to sticking before fixing it\, or serves the meal an hour after its
time\; the employer who never buys the new file cabinet\; the superior wh
o never sees the staff personally\, all fail in the Benedictine spirituali
ty of service for the sake of the person that is taught in this chapter.\n
\nBut the cellarer must do more than take care of people. A Benedictine ce
llarer has a responsibility to take care of things\, too. Waste is not a B
enedictine virtue. Planned obsolescence is not a Benedictine goal. Disposa
bility is not a Benedictine quality. A Benedictine soul is a soul that tak
es care of things\, that polishes wood and scrapes away rust and keeps a r
oom clean and never puts feet on the furniture and mulches the garden and
leaves trees standing and 'treats all utensils and goods of the monastery
like the sacred vessels of the altar.' A Benedictine cares for the earth a
nd all things well. The Benedictine heart practiced ecology before it was
a word.
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LOCATION:Chapter 31
SUMMARY:Qualifications of The Monastery Cellarer
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