Rule of St Benedict, chapter 2, vv 16 to 22, The Kind of Person the Abbot Should Be, as read on 12 January, 13 May, and 12 September

In the monastery, the Rule of St Benedict is read aloud three times in the course of the year. You can listen to the reading for the day in English here. The translation used is from Work and Prayer by Columba Cary-Elwes and Catherine Wybourne