A ninth-century monk of Saint Mihiel near Verdun, Smaragdus
composed his Commentary after the 816 Council of Aachen imposed the
Rule of Saint Benedict on al monasteries in the vast Carolingian
Empire. His deep devotion to Christ and great reverence for Saint
Benedict led him to encourage monastics to update the observance of
the Rule to meet the needs of a society, period of history, and
monks very different from those Benedict had known. He reminds
readers today as well as then that monastic life is organized for
the goal of attaining union with God by following Christ.
"David Barry OSB made solemn profession at the Abbey of the Holy
Trinity, New Norcia, Western Australia in 1960. He has studied at
Sant'Anselmo, Rome, and Saint Benet's Hal, Oxford, as well as at
Murdoch University. In addition to doing parish work, teaching,
working in monastic formation, and giving spiritual direction and
retreats in Australia, he has also taught in China and done
archival research in Europe on his monastery's founders."
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