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X-WR-CALDESC:Monastics keep their rank in the monastery according to the
date of their entry\, the virtue of their lives\, and the decision of the
prioress or abbot. The prioress or abbot is not to disturb the flock entr
usted to them nor make any unjust arrangements\, as though they had the po
wer to do whatever they wished. They must constantly reflect that they wil
l have to give God an account of all their decisions and actions. Therefor
e\, when the members come for the kiss of peace and for Communion\, when t
hey lead psalms or stand in choir\, they do so in the order already existi
ng among them or decided by the abbot or prioress. Absolutely nowhere shal
l age automatically determine rank. Remember that Samuel and Daniel were s
till boys when they judged their elders (1 Sm 3\; Dn 13:44-62). Therefore\
, apart from those mentioned above whom the abbot or prioress have for som
e overriding consideration promoted\, or for a specific reason demoted\, a
ll the rest should keep to the order of their entry. For example\, someone
who came to the monastery at the second hour of the day must recognize th
at they are junior to someone who came at the first hour\, regardless of a
ge or distinction. The young\, however\, are to be disciplined in everythi
ng by everyone.\n\nA Benedictine community is obviously a motley place
. It has locals and foreigners\, old and young\, cleric and lay\, nobles a
nd poor\, educated and illiterate all going the same way\, all intent on a
life of the spirit\, and all from vastly different backgrounds. All of th
em were conditioned to very defined expectations of privilege or oppressio
n. Benedictine spirituality detoxifies the entire environment by putting t
he spotlight on the time of a person's entrance to the monastery\, on the
time at which they publicly began their total seeking of God\, rather than
on their previous status or position.\n\nThe purpose and effect of rank\,
then\, was not the suppression of the person. It was designed to free peo
ple from their past castes or demands. The purpose of rank was to achieve
equality\, humility and a new definition of self in groups rife with socia
l hierarchies\, systemic differences and groundless exaltations. The date
of entrance was the date before and after which all other events in life w
ere marked and noted. The image of a world unskewed by material values and
social definitions is the vision thrust before us in Benedictine spiritua
lity. In a world where sex and race and money mark our spaces on the socia
l ladder it is a picture of human liberation gone outrageously giddy with
the freeing power of God as the sign its sanctity.
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DESCRIPTION:Monastics keep their rank in the monastery according to the
date of their entry\, the virtue of their lives\, and the decision of the
prioress or abbot. The prioress or abbot is not to disturb the flock entru
sted to them nor make any unjust arrangements\, as though they had the pow
er to do whatever they wished. They must constantly reflect that they will
have to give God an account of all their decisions and actions. Therefore
\, when the members come for the kiss of peace and for Communion\, when th
ey lead psalms or stand in choir\, they do so in the order already existin
g among them or decided by the abbot or prioress. Absolutely nowhere shall
age automatically determine rank. Remember that Samuel and Daniel were st
ill boys when they judged their elders (1 Sm 3\; Dn 13:44-62). Therefore\,
apart from those mentioned above whom the abbot or prioress have for some
overriding consideration promoted\, or for a specific reason demoted\, al
l the rest should keep to the order of their entry. For example\, someone
who came to the monastery at the second hour of the day must recognize tha
t they are junior to someone who came at the first hour\, regardless of ag
e or distinction. The young\, however\, are to be disciplined in everythin
g by everyone.\n\nA Benedictine community is obviously a motley place.
It has locals and foreigners\, old and young\, cleric and lay\, nobles an
d poor\, educated and illiterate all going the same way\, all intent on a
life of the spirit\, and all from vastly different backgrounds. All of the
m were conditioned to very defined expectations of privilege or oppression
. Benedictine spirituality detoxifies the entire environment by putting th
e spotlight on the time of a person's entrance to the monastery\, on the t
ime at which they publicly began their total seeking of God\, rather than
on their previous status or position.\n\nThe purpose and effect of rank\,
then\, was not the suppression of the person. It was designed to free peop
le from their past castes or demands. The purpose of rank was to achieve e
quality\, humility and a new definition of self in groups rife with social
hierarchies\, systemic differences and groundless exaltations. The date o
f entrance was the date before and after which all other events in life we
re marked and noted. The image of a world unskewed by material values and
social definitions is the vision thrust before us in Benedictine spiritual
ity. In a world where sex and race and money mark our spaces on the social
ladder it is a picture of human liberation gone outrageously giddy with t
he freeing power of God as the sign its sanctity.
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SUMMARY:Community Rank
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