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                 Authority and Government - The Good Zeal of Monastics: RB 62-73
and Eighth weeks:               and 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
• Pilgrimage to Nursia in mid-course
• Pilgrimage to Subiaco and Monte Cassino at the end of the course.

Requirements for Participation

• Profession of monastic vows accomplished
• 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.

Dr. Böckmann is a member of the Congregation of the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing, Germany.

Useful Notes

• The course begins with supper of January 2 and ends with breakfast of February 28, 2009.
• BOARD AND LODGING, FEES included: € 4.000.*
• 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 laptop could be helpful.

 

Information and Registration:

Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing
Casa Santo Spirito,
Via dei Bevilacqua, 60,
I-00163 Rome, Italy

Phone: +0039 06 6650 061
Fax: +0039 06 6650 06 71
E-mail: Sister Hosanna Kim, OSB
<hosannak @ dreamwiz.com>

 

* 1 € = 1.5989 US$ (22 April 2008).

Information above in a three-fold brochure (MS Word document):  download.

 

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Rev. 22 Apr 2008 | Schw. Aquinata OSB | www.osb.org/rb/rbbib/RBRomeStudy.html