Cardinal Schuster's Commentary on the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict - Couverture rigide

Schuster, Alfredo Ildefonso Cardinal

 
9781621389002: Cardinal Schuster's Commentary on the Holy Rule of Saint Benedict
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1621389006 ISBN 13 : 9781621389002
Editeur : Angelico Press, 2023

Synopsis

A modern scholar-saint on the great Rule by the Patriarch of Western monasticism

Among the giants of the Benedictine Order in modern times, Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster stands out as a scholar, churchman, and saint-one who deeply researched monasticism and liturgy, and, in spite of being elevated to the archbishopric of Milan, kept the heart of a monk whose childlike faith, ascetical self-denial, and all-embracing charity were recognized in his beatification. Schuster's commentary on the Holy Rule of St Benedict of Nursia (first published in Italian at the end of World War II and now available in English for the first time) ranges from erudite discussion of monastic and liturgical history to eloquent lessons in spiritual doctrine, and is sprinkled with homely anecdotes and practical advice from a veteran of the monastic life who knew many of the outstanding figures of the great nineteenth-century Benedictine revival.

His expert knowledge of patristic, canonical, and papal sources illuminates many otherwise obscure lines of the Rule, bringing its subtle genius into sharp relief. Amidst all the details of ancient, medieval, and modern history that fill the work, Schuster never loses sight of the Rule's fundamental goal: through charity, to bring souls seeking God to the heavenly fatherland of divine union. In addition to the commentary, the present edition contains the Latin text of the Rule, accompanied by a fresh and quite literal English translation that seeks to convey its "feel"-unpolished, at times abrupt, yet radiant with peaceful confidence.

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Éditeur
Angelico Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1621389006
ISBN 13 
9781621389002
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
346
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