St. Benedict. / Credit: Pietro Perugino via Wikimedia (Public domain)
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 11, 2025 / 05:00 am (CNA).
ArchbishopEnriqueBenaventVidalofValenciainSpainencouragedthefaithfultotakeadvantageofsummervacationtoreadanddelvedeeperintotheRuleofSt.Benedict,asitcontains“insightsthatareuseful”forthedailylifeofallChristians.
InhisJuly5weeklyletter,theprelateobservedthatonFriday,July11,theCatholicChurchwillcelebratethefeastofSt.Benedict,thepatronsaintofEuropewholivedbetweenthefifthandsixthcenturies.
“Thegoalthatcompletelyguidedhislife,”Benaventexplained,“isreflectedintheprologuetotherulehewroteforthemonasterieshefounded:‘Whoisthemanwhodesireslifeandwishestoseehappydays?’”
St.Benedict“alwayslivedwiththedesiretoachieveanauthenticlife,‘trueandperpetuallife,’whichcanonlybeachievedinthetentofGodonhisholymountain.Hisentiregazeisfixedonthisgoal.Helivesandteachesmonkstolivethislifewiththeirgazefixedontruelife,onGod,”hesaid.
However,theSpanisharchbishoppointedoutthatwhileSt.Benedictorigin
