Today we celebrate the Feast of #StBenedict. A reading from the #Prologue of the #Rule. Benedict wrote it as a guide for the communities that he grew to be responsible for when he became the focus for people who wanted to live a different kind of life...1/
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in response to the decadence so prevalent in Rome that he was moved to abandon his studies, and live in a (very well chosen) cave for three years. The locals around Subiaco grew to admire him, and some wanted to join him;..2/ 
..his example and way of life has had that effect ever since on men and women who have chosen to follow his example, both within organised communities the world over and, more recently, among people living ordinary lives in very varied circumstances. @LCStBen @opencloister 3/
The #Rule 'drags our eyes up to the stars, but keeps our feet firmly on the ground.' Benedict's genius was to strike the right balance to make his way of life something challenging but liveable, and it could accommodate the range of human personalities. Benedict died in 547... 4/
...his Rule says little re. events of his life, tho' his attractive personality can be inferred. Within 50 yrs #PopeGregory wrote his #Dialogues. Book 2 concerns the Life & Miracles of Benedict, based on material from 4 of his disciples. Signs & wonders abound, but no dates... 5/
