# Verified against Divinum Officium (Latin Regula, English translation).
canonicalDate: "03-29"
label:
  la: "Cápite 48 Régulæ Sancti Patri Nostri Benedícti: De ópera mánuum cotidiána"
  en: "The Rule of our Holy Father Benedict. Chapter 48: Concerning the Daily Manual Work. Continued."
text:
  la: |
    A Kaléndas autem Octóbres usque caput quadragésimæ usque in hora secúnda plena lectióni vacent; hora secúnda agátur Tértia; et usque nona omnes in opus suum labórent quod eis injúngitur. Facto autem primo signo nonæ horæ, dejúngant ab ópera sua sínguli et sint paráti, dum secúndum signum pulsáverit. Post refectiónem autem vacent lectiónibus suis aut psalmis. In quadragésimæ vero diébus, a mane usque tértia plena vacent lectiónibus suis, et usque décima hora plena operéntur quod eis injúngitur. In quibus diébus quadragésimæ dandi sunt. Ante ómnia sane deputéntur unus aut duo senióres qui circúmeant monastérium horis quibus vacant fratres lectióni, et vídeant ne forte inveniátur frater acediósus qui vacat ótio aut fábulis et non est inténtus lectióni, et non solum sibi inútilis est, sed étiam álios distóllit. Hic tallis si - quod absit - repértus fúerit, corripiátur semel et secúndo; si non emendáverit, correptióni regulári subjáceat táliter ut céteri tímeant. Neque frater ad fratrem jungátur horis inconpeténtibus.
  en: |
    And from the first of October until the beginning of Lent let them have reading time until the end of the second hour; and at the second hour let Terce be said and then all go to work until None at whatever is assigned them. But as soon as the first signal for None is made, let each and all break off from their work and be ready by the time the second signal has sounded. And after dinner let them have time for their studies and for learning the psalms. But in Lent let them have time for their studies from morning until the end of the third hour; and let them go to work at whatever is assigned them until the end of the tenth hour. In Lent moreover let them each have a book from the library and read it straight through: and these books are to be given out at the beginning of Lent. And above all let one or two seniors be deputed to go round the monastery and keep observation during reading hours lest by chance any brother be found morose and idle, or chatting instead of intent upon his reading; and therefore be not only useless to himself but also a distraction to others. And if, which be far from us, such an one be found, let him be corrected once and yet again; and if then he be not amended let him be subjected to correction according to rule in such wise that others be put in fear. And let not brother associate with brother at times not appointed for that purpose.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified