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Ep37 Prologue Verse 34

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:12:55 +0000

“The floods came, the winds blew and assailed that house and it did not fall, because its foundations were on rock”.

Ep36 Prologue Verse 33

admin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:40:46 +0000

“Whence the Lord says in the Gospel, ‘The one who hears these my words and does them, I will liken to a wise man who built his house on rock’”.

Ep35 Prologue Verse 32

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:45:00 +0000

“And again he says, ‘Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord’”.

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:09:09 +0000

Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the patronal feast of all Cistercian monasteries. Please pray for all Cistercian monks and nuns, and lay Cistercian communities around the world.

Audio Quality

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:14:47 +0000

We apologise for the poor audio quality of Ep34. It has been adjusted to a higher volume.

Ep34 Prologue Verse 31

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:25:13 +0000

“In the same way, Paul the Apostle did not attribute anything of his preaching to himself but said, ‘It is by God’s grace that I am what I am’”.

Ep33 Prologue Verse 30

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:21:47 +0000

“And so they magnify the Lord working in them, saying with the prophet: ‘Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give the glory’”.

Ep32 Prologue Verse 29

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“Those who fear the Lord are not elated by their good observance, but consider that the good things in them cannot have come about from themselves but are from the Lord”.

Ep31 Prologue Verse 28

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“One who rejects and annihilates the malign devil when he suggests something, [driving him] out of sight of the heart; one who grabs the thoughts born of him and beats them against [the rock that is] Christ”.

Ep30 Prologue Verse 27

admin — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:18:44 +0000

“The one who does no evil to a neighbour or allows dishonour against a neighbour”.

St Benedict

admin — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:59:55 +0000

Today is the Solemnity of St Benedict. Let us prefer nothing whatever to Christ, and may the Lord bring us all together to everlasting life (cf. RB 72:11-12).

Ep29 Prologue Verse 26

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:26:00 +0000

“The one who speaks truth in the heart and does not commit deceit with the tongue”.

Ep28 Prologue Verse 25

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“The Lord says: ‘The one who enters without stain and practises righteousness’”.

Ep27 Prologue Verse 24

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“After this question, brothers, let us listen to the Lord answering, showing us the road to his tent”.

Ep26 Prologue Verse 23

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“Let us, however, ask the Lord with the prophet, and say to him: “Lord who will dwell in your tent? Who will find rest on your holy mountain?”

Ep25 Prologue Verse 22

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“We cannot arrive at this kingdom in which we want to dwell, except by running there by means of good deeds”.

Ep24 Prologue Verse 21

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“Therefore, with our loins girded with faith and the observance of good deeds, let us set out on his journey with the guidance of the Gospel, so that we may be worthy to see the one who has called us into his kingdom”.

Ep23 Prologue Verse 20

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“Behold, in his kindness the Lord is showing us the road of life”.

Ep22 Prologue Verse 19

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“What is sweeter for us, dearest brothers, than this voice of the Lord inviting us?”

Ep21 Prologue Verse 18

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“And when you have done this, my eyes will be upon you and my ears [will be attentive] to your prayers. Before you call upon me I shall say to you, “Here I am”.

Ep20 Prologue Verse 17

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:19:52 +0000

“If you want to have true and perpetual life, forbid your tongue from evil and your lips lest they speak deceit. Turn away from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it”.

Ep19 Prologue Verse 16

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“If hearing this, you respond, ‘I do’, the Lord says this to you”.

Ep18 Prologue Verse 15

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“Who is the person who wants life and desires to see good days?”

Ep17 Prologue Verse 14

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“And the Lord, seeking his workman in the midst of a multitude of people, cries out to him and says:”

Ep16 Prologue Verse 13

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“Run while you have the light of life, lest the darkness of death envelop you”.

Happy Easter

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 04:19:46 +0000

The Abbot and Monks of Tarrawarra Abbey wish all podcast listeners a very Happy Easter.

Ep15 Prologue Verse 12

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:41:52 +0000

“And what does [the Spirit] say? ‘Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you fear of the Lord’”.

Ep14 Prologue Verse 11

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“And again, ‘Let the one who has ears for hearing, hear what the Spirit says to the churches’”.

Ep13 Prologue Verse 10

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:54:19 +0000

“Today if you hear God’s voice harden not your hearts”.

Ep12 Prologue Verse 9

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“And with eyes wide open to the divinising light, and with astonished ears, let us hear God’s voice crying out to us every day and admonishing us”.

Ep11 Prologue Verse 8

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“Now, therefore, let us finally arise. Scripture stirs us up saying, ‘Now is the hour to rise from sleep’”.

Ep10 Prologue Verse 7

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“Also he will not, as a fearsome Lord, angry because of our evils deeds, hand us over to perpetual punishment like the most wicked of slaves
who were not willing to follow him to glory”.

Ep9 Prologue Verse 6

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:01:27 +0000

“Thus we must obey him at all times through his good things in us, so that he will not, in time, disinherit us as an angry father [disinherits] his sons”.

Ep8 Prologue Verse 5

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:09:10 +0000

“In this way, [Christ] who has been pleased to count us in the number of his sons will not ever be grieved by our evil deeds”.

Ep7 Prologue Verse 4

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:02:31 +0000

“First, whenever you begin to do some good deed, ask [Christ] with most insistent prayer that he bring it to completion”.

Ep6 Prologue Verse 3

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:54:53 +0000

“Now my discourse is directed to you, whoever you are, who renounce the movements of self-will and, being ready to fight for the Lord Christ, the true King, take up the strong and distinguished weapons of obedience”.

Ep5 Prologue Verse 2

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:52:11 +0000

“In this way, by the labour of obedience, you will return to him from whom you have withdrawn by the slackness of disobedience”.

Ep4 Prologue Verse 1

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:39:26 +0000

“Son, listen to the instructions of a master. Bend the ear of your heart to receive gladly the advice of a kind father, and fulfil it in practice”.

Ep3 Reading of the Prologue

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:41:28 +0000

Download the Prologue text.

Ep2 Introduction Part 2

admin — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:25:07 +0000

This is the second of the two introductory podcasts on the Prologue of Saint Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries.

Ep1 Introduction Part 1

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:55:15 +0000

This is the first of the two introductory podcasts on the Prologue of Saint Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries.