January
2 - February 28, 2009
INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE HOLY RULE
directed by
Sr. Dr. Aquinata Böckmann OSB and Team
STUDYING THE RB
IN THE LAND OF BENEDICT
REGISTRATION OPEN.
Rome, April 21, 2009
Dear Benedictine Friends,
We would like to invite you to the Third Intensive Study of the Holy Rule and the Dialogues at the Casa Santo Spirito, Rome, from January 2 to February 28, 2009. This is not a general spiritual renewal course, nor a study of secondary literature on a certain theme, but it is an in-depth study of the Rule of St. Benedict (RB) and its primary sources.
The participants will be introduced to the tools of exegesis that will enable them to share the tools with others or to continue to study this or any other texts in the way of "lectio divina." The result will be a better preparation for judging the impact on such texts on our contemporary situation.
The Program will be conducted at the Generalate of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing.
PROGRAM
First
week: Introduction to RB and Dialogues: Earthing Benedict
Second
week: and Basic Structure and Spiritual Foundation: RB 1-7
Third
week: The Praying Community - The Praying Monastic: RB 8-20
Fourth
week: Common life and its Organization: RB 21-52
Fifth
week: Monastery and World - Monastery and Mission: RB 53-57
Sixth
week: Admission and Formation: RB 58-61
Seventh
week and
Eighth weeks: Authority and Government - The Good Zeal of Monastics: RB
62-73
Presentation of the elaborated commentaries
The Prologue will be the theme of the weekly reflections on Sundays.
Organizational Notes
- There is one free day during the week.
- Once a week: Study of the Dialogues and Special Sources
- Mornings are scheduled for Conferences and Plenary Sessions
- The afternoons are planned for personal study and/or group work
- Excursion to Nursia in mid-course
- Excursions to Subiaco and Monte Cassino at the end of the course.
Requirements for participation
- Interest in texts (especially Holy Scripture, RB, Dialogues)
- Capacity to impart learning to others
- Willingness to cooperate in group work and to elaborate one's explanation of RB chapters
- A good grasp of the English language
Direction
The weeks will be guided by Sr. Dr. Aquinata Böckmann OSB, a professor for Monastic Spirituality at the Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo in Rome since 1973. She is recognized to be one of the most comprehensive commentators on the RB today and has published several books on the matter. In her approach to the RB, she combines scholarship and pedagogical skill. Her "Bibliography for the Students of the Rule of Saint Benedict" is available online and updated with regularity.
She is a member of the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Germany.
Coordination
Sr. Pauline Trivino OSB is the Guest House Administrator and has the overall coordination of these weeks.
Useful Notes
- The fees for the 2009 course: € 300*
- Complete BOARD AND LODGING from supper on Jan. 2 to breakfast on February 28, 2009, is: € 2.700.*
- Questions about your REGISTRATION phone (0039) 06 6650 061
- The Casa Santo Spirito has a big garden, chapels and all rooms with CR/WC
- Please bring along your Bible, the Holy Rule and the Dialogues (Latin and English),
and the Rule of the Master in English, if you have it. - A computer could be helpful.
Send for information concerning RB 2009 to:
Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
Casa Santo Spirito
Via dei Bevilacqua, 60
I-00163 Rome, Italy
Fax: 0039 06 6650 06 71
E-mail: spaulineosb @ pcn.net
* 1 € = 1.445 US$ (31 October 2007). The fees will probably increase according to the inflation rate and other factors.
Rev. 22 Apr 2008 | www.osb.org/rb/rbbib/RB2009.html