At our family celebrations the old folks—Grandma, Grandpa, the great aunts and uncles—and the young folks, not yet teenagers, got the most attention.
The old folks got special places at the table and special food if required, and the young folks always got to eat early or have a snack before dinner. Isn’t it amazing that St. Benedict seems to favor the elderly and the young with special treatment, too.
At other times in the Rule when Benedict speaks of calling the community together for discussing issues, he asks the monks to listen to everyone in the community even the youngest. The elder monks may have wisdom and knowledge of how life was BACK THEN, but the younger monks have the wisdom and knowledge of how life is NOW.
Sr. Veronica, OSB
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