Explanation of the Rule of St Augustine

Hugh of St Victor — Explanation of the Rule of St Augustine, translated by Aloysius Smith (London: Sands & Co., 1911), read from the Internet Archive scan.

A commentary on the Rule that governed the canons regular of St Victor, and through them much of twelfth-century religious life: what it means to have one heart and one soul, to hold nothing as one’s own, and to be corrected without bitterness.

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Contents (12)

1. Chapter 1. Of the Love of God and the Neighbour, and of the Union of Hearts and Community of Goods
2. Chapter 2. Of Humility
3. Chapter 3. Of Prayer and Fasting
4. Chapter 4. Of Nourishing Both Soul and Body
5. Chapter 5. Of Caring for the Sick
6. Chapter 6. Of Interior and Exterior Deportment
7. Chapter 7. Of the Correction of Our Neighbour
8. Chapter 8. Of Care in the Custody of the Common Goods
9. Chapter 9. Of Washing the Clothes, and of Baths
10. Chapter 10. Of Asking Pardon and Forgiving Offences
11. Chapter 11. Of Obedience
12. Chapter 12. Of Frequent Meditation on the Rule