Benedict of Nursia famous quotes

06-22-2025

The first degree of humility is prompt obedience.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Humility #Degrees #Firsts
He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Faith #Inspiration #Heart
He should first show them in deeds rather than words all that is good and holy.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Catholic #Deeds #Firsts
Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Children #Father #Heart
And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Together #May #Firsts
Listen and attend with the ear of your heart.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Faith #Inspiration #Heart
Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Prayer #Inspiration #Grace
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Perfection #Catholic #Firsts
Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Reading #Soul #Enemy
It is time now for us to rise from sleep.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Time #Sleep
Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Jesus #Catholic #Path
Then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Peace #Hands #Monk
Before all, and above all, attention shall be paid to the care of the sick, so that they shall be served as if they were Christ Himself.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Healing #Sick #Attention
The prophet shows that, for the sake of silence, we are to abstain even from good talk. If this be so, how much more needful is it that we refrain from evil words, on account of the penalty of the sin!
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Evil #Silence #Sake
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline. With regard to boys and adolescents, therefore, or those who cannot understand the seriousness of the penalty of excommunication, whenever such as these are delinquent let them be subjected to severe fasts or brought to terms by harsh beatings, that they may be cured.
-- Benedict of Nursia

#Boys #Discipline #Understanding

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