Since about 740 the Rule of St. Bene\u00addict the guide\u00adline that reg\u00adu\u00adlates and deter\u00admines the life of the monks in Wel\u00adtenburg. Their ori\u00adgins lie in the 6th cen\u00adtu\u00adry. Despite its age of almost 1500 years, its essen\u00adtial state\u00adments are still valid and up-to-date today. This rule is the result of a long monas\u00adtic tra\u00addi\u00adtion, but also of a very per\u00adson\u00adal spir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal expe\u00adri\u00adence. The author draws on the monas\u00adtic sources of both the west and the east and thus cre\u00adates a sum\u00adma\u00adry, a sort of com\u00adpendi\u00adum of monas\u00adtic life, which became the most impor\u00adtant monas\u00adtic rule in the west\u00adern church in the Mid\u00addle Ages.<\/p>\n
St. Bene\u00addict men\u00adtions as the main cri\u00adte\u00adri\u00adon for the admis\u00adsion of a new\u00adcom\u00ader to the monastery: \u201cOne care\u00adful\u00adly observes whether one is real\u00adly seek\u00ading God\u201d (RB 58). \u201cSeek\u00ading God\u201d is the mean\u00ading and goal of life as a monk in gen\u00ader\u00adal. God is the focus. Every\u00adthing is geared towards him. From this ori\u00aden\u00adta\u00adtion alone, a monastery and its way of life are under\u00adstand\u00adable and comprehensible.<\/p>\n
life in community<\/h2>\n
The monk does not set out on the path of search\u00ading for God alone, but is called<\/span> by God into a com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty of broth\u00aders in which God\u2019s redeem\u00ading love can become vis\u00adi\u00adble and effec\u00adtive. Bene\u00addic\u00adtine life is<\/span> essen\u00adtial\u00adly com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty life. The monk com\u00admits<\/span> him\u00adself to a spe\u00adcif\u00adic com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty liv\u00ading in a spe\u00adcif\u00adic place for life. From this derives the sta\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adtas loci (per\u00adma\u00adnence in place), which is con\u00adsid\u00adered a typ\u00adi\u00adcal fea\u00adture of the Bene\u00addictines. The auton\u00ado\u00admy and inde\u00adpen\u00addence of the respec\u00adtive monastery also fol\u00adlows from this per\u00adma\u00adnent loca\u00adtion. It has to keep itself alive both per\u00adson\u00adal\u00adly and economically.<\/span><\/p>\n
The office of gov\u00adern\u00ading a Bene\u00addic\u00adtine com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty is in the hands of the abbot. He is elect\u00aded by the monas\u00adtic com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty for an indef\u00adi\u00adnite peri\u00adod. He has the task of lead\u00ading those entrust\u00aded to him to per\u00adceive Christ, the Lord, in their midst, to rec\u00adog\u00adnize and to ful\u00adfill his will. \u201cFaith sees in the abbot the vic\u00adar of Christ in the monastery\u201d (RB 2).<\/p>\n
The daily life<\/h2>\n
In addi\u00adtion to the most impor\u00adtant cri\u00adte\u00adri\u00adon for the authen\u00adtic\u00adi\u00adty of a monas\u00adtic life voca\u00adtion, the search for God, St. Bene\u00addict named \u201czeal for wor\u00adship\u201d as anoth\u00ader char\u00adac\u00adter\u00adis\u00adtic. There\u00adfore, the solemn choral prayer and the cel\u00ade\u00adbra\u00adtion of the litur\u00adgy are at the cen\u00adter of monas\u00adtic life. Since accord\u00ading to the instruc\u00adtion of St. Bene\u00addict noth\u00ading should be pre\u00adferred to the ser\u00advice, the whole dai\u00adly rou\u00adtine is based on the prayer times. They give him a fixed rhythm. In addi\u00adtion, per\u00adson\u00adal prayer such as lec\u00adtio div\u00adina (Bible read\u00ading), med\u00adi\u00adta\u00adtion and con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adtion must have their place in the monk\u2019s dai\u00adly routine.<\/p>\n
daily routine<\/h2>\n
Wake up \nVig\u00adil and Lauds, fol\u00adlowed by per\u00adson\u00adal reflection \nEucharist, fol\u00adlowed by breakfast \nwork\u00ading hours \nmid\u00adday shore \nHav\u00ading lunch \nwork\u00ading hours \nSpir\u00adi\u00adtu\u00adal Read\u00ading \u2014 Lec\u00adtio divina \nvespers \nDin\u00adner, recre\u00adation together \ncomplete \nSilent Ado\u00adra\u00adtion and Rosary \nnight rest<\/p>\n
working area<\/h2>\n
A Bene\u00addic\u00adtine monastery is a prayer com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty and at the same time<\/strong><\/p>\n
a work\u00ading com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty. The Bene\u00addictines were not found\u00aded for a spe\u00adcif\u00adic pur\u00adpose or activ\u00adi\u00adty. The Rule of Bene\u00addict basi\u00adcal\u00adly says about work: \u201cOnly then are they real monks when they live by the work of their hands\u201d (RB 48). The fields of activ\u00adi\u00adty and work arise from the needs of the com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty, name\u00adly to secure their liveli\u00adhood, as well as from the require\u00adments that the envi\u00adron\u00adment brings to the monastery.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nSource: experience.bavaria \u2013 Peter von Felbert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
St. Bene\u00addict applies hos\u00adpi\u00adtal\u00adi\u00adty to his monks in a spe\u00adcial way. \u201cChrist is wor\u00adshiped in the guests, who is real\u00adly received in them\u201d (RB 53). The St. Georg guest house serves this pur\u00adpose. It offers accom\u00admo\u00adda\u00adtion for approx. 100 peo\u00adple in sin\u00adgle and dou\u00adble rooms, which are mod\u00adern\u00adly equipped with a show\u00ader and toi\u00adlet. Appro\u00adpri\u00adate con\u00adfer\u00adence rooms are also avail\u00adable. The guest house is involved with a series of sem\u00adi\u00adnars in the field of Catholic adult edu\u00adca\u00adtion. In addi\u00adtion, retreats and days of reflec\u00adtion are offered. In addi\u00adtion, Haus St. Georg is open to guest cours\u00ades and con\u00adfer\u00adences by mak\u00ading the facil\u00adi\u00adties avail\u00adable to asso\u00adci\u00ada\u00adtions, groups, clubs, etc. with their own pro\u00adgrams. The abbey guest house also wel\u00adcomes indi\u00advid\u00adu\u00adals, fam\u00adi\u00adlies or small groups look\u00ading for a place of qui\u00adet, reflec\u00adtion and reli\u00adgious deepening.<\/p>\n
Bene\u00addic\u00adtine hos\u00adpi\u00adtal\u00adi\u00adty in a broad\u00ader sense also applies to the many thou\u00adsands of vis\u00adi\u00adtors who come to Wel\u00adtenburg every year because of its scenic loca\u00adtion and its famous monastery church. It is a pas\u00adtoral task to con\u00advey the mes\u00adsage of the Chris\u00adt\u00adian faith in the church tours through archi\u00adtec\u00adture and art.<\/p>\n
The monastery brew\u00adery and the monastery tav\u00adern take care of the phys\u00adi\u00adcal well-being of the tourists. The brew\u00adery is leased. It has exist\u00aded since 1050 and is con\u00adsid\u00adered the old\u00adest monastery brew\u00adery in the world. In the monastery shop, vis\u00adi\u00adtors will find a wide range of books, reli\u00adgious art and trav\u00adel souvenirs.<\/p>\n
A large amount of work also requires the care and man\u00adage\u00adment of the large house. In this the monks are sup\u00adport\u00aded by sec\u00adu\u00adlar employ\u00adees. A large farm, Buchof, 2 km from the monastery, was always con\u00adnect\u00aded to the monastery. He now spe\u00adcial\u00adizes in farm\u00ading and fat\u00adten\u00ading pigs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Search for god Since about 740 the Rule of St. Bene\u00addict the guide\u00adline that reg\u00adu\u00adlates and deter\u00admines the life of the monks in Wel\u00adtenburg. Their ori\u00adgins lie in the 6th cen\u00adtu\u00adry. Despite its age of almost 1500 years, its essen\u00adtial state\u00adments are still valid and up-to-date today. This rule is the result of a long monastic \u2026 <\/p>\n
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