Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Day 89: Chapter 48: On the Daily Manual Labor

On Sundays, let all occupy themselves in reading,
except those who have been appointed to various duties.
But if anyone should be so negligent and shiftless
that he will not or cannot study or read,
let him be given some work to do
so that he will not be idle.

Weak or sickly brethren should be assigned a task or craft
of such a nature as to keep them from idleness
and at the same time not to overburden them or drive them away
with excessive toil.
Their weakness must be taken into consideration by the Abbot.