# Verified against Divinum Officium (Latin Regula, English translation).
canonicalDate: "03-21"
label:
  la: "Régula Sancti Patri Nostri Benedícti. Caput 42: Ut post conpletórium nemo loquátur"
  en: "The Rule of our Holy Father Benedict. Chapter 42: That No One Talk After Compline"
text:
  la: |
    Omni témpore siléntium debent studére mónachi, máxime tamen noctúrnis horis. Et ídeo omni témpore, sive jejúnii sive prándii: si tempus fúerit prándii, mox surréxerint a cena, sédeant omnes in unum, et legat unus Collatiónes vel Vitas Patrum aut certe áliud quod ædíficet audiéntes, non autem Eptatéucum aut Regum, quia infírmis intelléctibus non erit útile illa hora hanc Scriptúram audíre, áliis vero horis legántur. Si autem jejúnii dies fúerit, dicta Véspera, parvo intervállo mox accédant ad lectiónem Collatiónum, ut díximus. Et lectis quáttuor aut quinque fóliis vel quantum hora permíttit, ómnibus in unum occurréntibus per hanc moram lectiónis, si qui forte in adsignáto sibi commísso fuit occupátus, omnes ergo in unum pósiti cónpleant, et exeúntes a Conpletóriis nulla sit licéntia dénuo cuiquam loqui áliquid. Quod si invéntus fúerit quisquam prævaricáre hanc taciturnitátis régulam, gravi vindíctæ subjáceat, excépto si necéssitas hóspitum supervénerit aut forte abbas álicui áliquid jússerit. Quod tamen et ipsud cum summa gravitáte et moderatióne honestíssima fiat.
  en: |
    Monks ought to be zealous to keep silence at all times, but especially through the hours of the night. And so at every season, be it fast or non-fast: and when it is not a fast, soon after rising from supper, let them all go and sit down together and let one of them read the Conferences, or the lives of the fathers, or indeed anything that may be edifying to hear, but not the Heptateuch nor the Books of the Kings, because it would not be profitable for those of weak intelligence to hear this portion of Scripture at that hour of the day, though at other hours let them be read. But if it has been a fast day, then after Vespers and a short interval let them proceed to the reading of the Conferences as we have said; and let four or five pages, or as much as the time permits, be read, all meanwhile, during the reading, resorting to one and the same place, he even resorting thither who by chance has been occupied with some task that was assigned him. When then all are in their places, let Compline be said; and after coming out from Compline let no one be at liberty to talk to anyone again. But if anyone be found to have not strictly observed this rule of silence let him be subjected to severe punishment, except when there has been necessity of shewing hospitality, or when the abbot has given anyone an order; and let even that be carried out with the utmost gravity and moderation.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified
