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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>It is the responsibility of the abbot and prioress to annou
 nce\, day and night\, the hour for the Opus Dei. They may do so personally
  or delegate the responsibility to a conscientious member\, so that everyt
 hing may be done at the proper time.\n\nOnly those so authorized are to le
 ad psalms and refrains\, after the prioress or abbot according to their ra
 nk. No monastics should presume to read or sing unless they are able to be
 nefit the hearers\; let this be done with humility\, seriousness and rever
 ence\, and at the bidding of the prioress or abbot.</i>\n\nPrayer in a Ben
 edictine community is to be both regular and artistic and it is the role o
 f leadership to see that this is so. In a culture without alarm clocks and
  in a community that prayed in the middle of the night\, the responsibilit
 y was a major one. Even centuries later\, however\, when we all rouse ours
 elves to the sound of clock radios or a dozen other automatic devices and 
 have no need for bellringers\, the situation is just as serious. The messa
 ge under the message is that unless the group becomes more and more immers
 ed in prayer and the scriptures\, giving them priority no matter what the 
 other pressures of the day\, the group will cease to have any authenticity
  at all. It will cease to develop. It will dry up and cave in on itself an
 d become more museum than monastery. This stress on our responsibility to 
 call ourselves to prayer is an insight as fresh for the twenty-first centu
 ry as it was for the sixth. For all of us\, prayer must be regular\, not h
 aphazard\, not erratic\, not chance. At the same time\, it cannot be routi
 ne or meaningless or without substance. Prayer has to bring beauty\, subst
 ance and structure to our otherwise chaotic and superficial lives or it is
  not long before life itself becomes chaotic and superficial. A life of sp
 iritual substance is a life of quality. The Tao puts it this way:\n\nShe w
 ho is centered in the Tao\ncan go where she wishes\, without danger.\nShe 
 perceives the universal harmony\,\neven amid great pain\,\nbecause she has
  found peace in her heart.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>It is the responsibility of the abbot and prioress to announ
 ce\, day and night\, the hour for the Opus Dei. They may do so personally 
 or delegate the responsibility to a conscientious member\, so that everyth
 ing may be done at the proper time.\n\nOnly those so authorized are to lea
 d psalms and refrains\, after the prioress or abbot according to their ran
 k. No monastics should presume to read or sing unless they are able to ben
 efit the hearers\; let this be done with humility\, seriousness and revere
 nce\, and at the bidding of the prioress or abbot.</i>\n\nPrayer in a Bene
 dictine community is to be both regular and artistic and it is the role of
  leadership to see that this is so. In a culture without alarm clocks and 
 in a community that prayed in the middle of the night\, the responsibility
  was a major one. Even centuries later\, however\, when we all rouse ourse
 lves to the sound of clock radios or a dozen other automatic devices and h
 ave no need for bellringers\, the situation is just as serious. The messag
 e under the message is that unless the group becomes more and more immerse
 d in prayer and the scriptures\, giving them priority no matter what the o
 ther pressures of the day\, the group will cease to have any authenticity 
 at all. It will cease to develop. It will dry up and cave in on itself and
  become more museum than monastery. This stress on our responsibility to c
 all ourselves to prayer is an insight as fresh for the twenty-first centur
 y as it was for the sixth. For all of us\, prayer must be regular\, not ha
 phazard\, not erratic\, not chance. At the same time\, it cannot be routin
 e or meaningless or without substance. Prayer has to bring beauty\, substa
 nce and structure to our otherwise chaotic and superficial lives or it is 
 not long before life itself becomes chaotic and superficial. A life of spi
 ritual substance is a life of quality. The Tao puts it this way:\n\nShe wh
 o is centered in the Tao\ncan go where she wishes\, without danger.\nShe p
 erceives the universal harmony\,\neven amid great pain\,\nbecause she has 
 found peace in her heart.
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LOCATION:Chapter 47
SUMMARY:The Signal for the Opus Dei
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