Saint Benedict: pray and work
vatican.va, Benedict XVI, general audience of April 9, 2008
Benedict left Rome because he wanted to please God alone. He lived alone in a cave, founded monasteries and wrote a Rule for his monks: prefer nothing to the love of Christ, pray and work. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, general audience of April 9, 2008
The story, in plain words
Benedict was born around the year 480 in Nursia, in Italy, and his parents sent him to study in Rome. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, April 9, 2008
He wanted to please God alone. So he left Rome and lived alone for three years in a cave, near Subiaco. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, April 9, 2008
Then he founded his first monasteries, near Subiaco: houses where monks live to seek God. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, April 9, 2008
In the year 529 he went to Monte Cassino, a mountain that can be seen from far away, and founded a monastery there. vatican.va, Benedict XVI, April 9, 2008 He…
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- Saint Benedict joined prayer and work. How can we pray in the middle of our everyday work?
- The Rule asks us to prefer nothing to the love of Christ. What things do we sometimes put first?
- For the child: What chore at home could you offer to God today?