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 Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:25 pm Post subject: Rule-November 17/Martyrology-November 18 |
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The reading appointed from the Rule of St. Benedict for this day:
CHAPTER XXXIX
Of the Quantity of Food
Making allowance for the infirmities of different persons, we believe that for the daily meal, both at the sixth and the ninth hour, two kinds of cooked food are sufficient at all meals; so that he who perchance cannot eat of one, may make his meal of the other. Let two kinds of cooked food, therefore, be sufficient for all the brethren. And if there be fruit or fresh vegetables, a third may be added. Let a pound of bread be sufficient for the day, whether there be only one meal or both dinner and supper. If they are to eat supper, let a third part of the pound be reserved by the Cellarer and be given at supper.
If, however, the work hath been especially hard, it is left to the discretion and power of the Abbot to add something, if he think fit, barring above all things every excess, that a monk be not overtaken by indigestion. For nothing is so contrary to Christians as excess, as our Lord saith: "See that your hearts be not overcharged with surfeiting" (Lk 21:34).
Let the same quantity of food, however, not be served out to young children but less than to older ones, observing measure in all things.
But let all except the very weak and the sick abstain altogether from eating the flesh of four-footed animals.
Martyrology-November 18th
Roman Martyrology-November 18th-on this date in various years-
At Rome, the dedication of the basilica of the holy apostles Peter and
Paul. The former, having been enlarged, was on this day solemnly consecrated by Urban VIII; while the latter, more beautifully rebuilt after its total destruction by fire, was solemnly dedicated on the 10th of December by Pius IX, though the feast in commemoration of that event was transferred to this day.
At Antioch, the birthday of St. Romanus, martyr, in the time of Emperor
Galerius. When the prefect Asclepiades attacked the Church and attempted to destroy it, Romanus exhorted the Christians to resist him. After being subjected to severe torments and the cutting out of his tongue (without which, however, he spake the praises of God), he was strangled in prison and crowned with glorious martyrdom. Before him suffered a young boy named Barula, who being asked by him whether it was better to worship one God or several gods, and having answered that we must believe in the one God whom the Christians adore,
was scourged and beheaded.
Also at Antioch, the holy martyr Hesychius, a soldier. Hearing the order
that anyone refusing to sacrifice to idols should lay aside his military belt,
he immediately took off his. For this reason he was cast into the river
with a large stone tied to his right hand.
On the same day, St. Oriculus and his companions, who suffered for the
Catholic faith in the Vandal persecution.
At Mainz, St. Maximus, bishop, who suffered greatly at the hands of the
Arians, and died a confessor in the time of Constantius.
At Tours in France, the passing of blessed Odo, abbot of Cluny.
At Antioch, St. Thomas, a monk honoured with an annual solemnity by the people of Antioch, for bringing the end of a plague by his prayers.
At Lucca in Tuscany, the translation of St. Frigidian, bishop and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
R. Thanks be to God. |
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