How St. Benedict Created the Modern World

Benedict of Nursia created a "guidebook" on monasticism. His rules led to the widespread proliferation of scientific study, formalized education, and hospitality for the sick/injured which developed into institutions that are still fundamental to society today.
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[@xerox9591]

I live in Europa and had the great luck of having two uncle's who were Monks (Trappist and Benedictine). They always said: do not think the Monastery is a paradise, life is hard and challenging. Nothing romantic. But what I learned most of them? That money, luxury, travelling, TV, computers and so on do not make lucky in life. I learned the rule from them: work and pray. Now retired from work, I still do my own work and prayer on a daily base, as I have done in all my life. I can only say: get a copy of the book the Rule of Saint Benedict, and read in it daily. And pray. Will make you happy, and rethink many things in your life about what is important and what not.

[@DoubleDogDare54]

And Thomas Merton said when he entered the monastery he saw "the walls of my freedom". Same idea, different way of wording it.

[@forestgirl9233]

Only tiny little detail on work and pray, it's: pray and work. Ora et labora. Pray first.

[@KathleenGuloy]

We ourselves are exhorted in ordinary life to follow continual prayer, rejoicing and thanking through the day, calling on to live in His presence and do the will of Our Heavenly Father.

[@maryj7423]

When I think such people literally kept books alive through the ages by coping them by hand.

[@kingofthorns203]

My grandmother is from Fulda, one of the German monasteries with the largest collections of preserved texts...I'd like to think if I look far enough back one or two of my ancestors were a part of all that! :)

[@Artchopin]

St. Hildegard von Bingen , Nun in Monastery in Germany ✝️explored all Plants and Herbs and created Dictionaries and books about Medicine and Nutrition for Humanity What a Treasure 🌟 She became Visions from Heaven about Recepies

[@kaloarepo288]

A monk (Gregor Mendel) even kickstarted the science of genetics in 19th century Austria -Hungary -by experimenting with peas in the monastery gardens. And all the beers and liqueurs produced by monks!

[@iulia1690]

Lol, Mendel was the nazi Dr as well, wasn't it? That exprimented on people

[@Veritas-dq2hs]

Unfortunately it seems that today the intelligentsia is almost dead in the Church.

[@sol9059]

@@Veritas-dq2hs that's completely false

[@Veritas-dq2hs]

@@sol9059 it's way past its prime come on now. Care to share examples?

[@commandergeokam2868]

The beer is from ancient times probably the first were made in crop rich Egypt

[@walkman06]

Ora et Labora, i learned this from my mom.. God blesses monks and nuns.

[@scotthjackson5651]

This is great information to have at hand when people claim that the west does not depend on christian values. The very continuity of civilization depended on the dedication of those who worshiped Christ.

[@KathleenGuloy]

The Eucharist manifests Himself so profoundly, some want only God.

[@sparkomatic]

2:54 -- Let's not forget St. Pachomius the Great ( c. 292 - 9 May 348 AD) who was the first to set down a monastic rule, and the founder of Christian cenobitic (collective) monasticism. St. Basil's rule was based on that of St. Pachomius, and it was this already established practice that St. John Cassian transmitted to western Europe.

[@blackelton7127]

Excellent video - Benedictine monks of all nations, backgrounds and races have done much great work for their communities around the world.

[@jamestregler1584]

Oh little one's how we have forgotten 😇 Thanks from old New Orleans 😇

[@RayNaraine]

Excellent overview. Ave Maria.

[@Quincy_Morris]

There is one God. And zero goddesses.

[@michellecarbonell707]

Ora pro nobis

[@seanrathmakedisciples1508]

@@michellecarbonell707Jesus is returning soon. Come Lord Jesus Come

[@michellecarbonell707]

@@seanrathmakedisciples1508 agreed, we must prepare ourselves with the sacraments and daily communion and total giving up your will to God. Fiat Voluntas tua

[@frankjames7272]

​@@Quincy_Morris goddess who?

[@donsena2013]

A remarkable man of his time

[@catholicdoomer]

Ora et labora! ❤

[@frankspank9124]

🙏💪

[@lukeenglishaddict6928]

Ad maiorem dei gloriam.

[@eriktopolsky8531]

Those chants are divine and intoxicating like a moment in paradise

[@tantrum17]

Well presented and a excellent video! Totally enjoyed it and was refreshing

[@thomasc.5158]

As a devout Protestant, I deeply appreciate this sincere, hard-working forebear. Would that we (as a society) adhered more to 'Ora et Labora'.

[@fiery_hunter3271]

As Protestants, our tradition is more deeply rooted in this medieval and ancient heritage than the Papists (cf. Matthew Barrett, _The Reformation As Renewal_ ).

[@henriettanovember4733]

@@fiery_hunter3271 Is that so? Well now I know. /a papist

[@AluminiumT6]

@@fiery_hunter3271 That's a wild claim though. We have many active Benedictine monasteries, and laymen actively practicing those disciplines to this day. Moreover, Benedictines are Catholics, and your identity as a protestant is entirely based on a rejection of the authority of the Church in favor of that of the likes of Luther and Calvin.

[@fiery_hunter3271]

@@AluminiumT6 It's been the claim of the Reformers since the beginning. There were schismatic groups, certainly (e.g. Anabaptists and many Baptists), but William Perkins, Luther, Calvin, etc. saw themselves as faithful continuation of the Church, while the Rome had fallen away from the True, Holy, Catholic Church. As a Protestant, I see myself and my brothers as true Catholics. See Perkins: _A Reformed Catholic_ , and my source cited above, namely Matthew Barrett: _The Reformation As Renewal_ .

[@damnmexican90]

​@@fiery_hunter3271 Lmao

[@lmvath211]

I love the time and emphasis you give us to appreciate your image curation. Really nice visual tempo.

[@LEXICOGRAFFER]

Good brandy, too!

[@COXLLOYD]

lol, Amen !

[@cindymonk6994]

Love your videos. Thanks.

[@David-ct1rd]

Excellent video

[@freedomhouse7348]

WE NEED THIS NOW

[@johncopper5128]

Thank you.

[@CreativeUsernameHere-r1k]

I have a pendant of him, i wear it often when I work in my workshop, I usualy work with lumber and planks... I know he is not the exact patron of this work but his ideas are grand and great.

[@commandergeokam2868]

Not only Catholic monks but Orthodox monks work exactly like this and also they hold the copying of ancient scripts and the science development of the eastern roman empire also a lot of them which fled(after 1453) to the Italian peninsula are responsible for the start of the renaissance And finally the monks and priests learned the Children to read and write the Greek language and kept it alive till today

[@pacifistidentitarian549]

Jesus Christ is Lord 👑🕊️⛪✝️🙏🥺❤

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

Good for you!

[@AlAk-bm8dy]

Reject the trinity , God is one that's what all the prophets preached thy lord is one never 3 in 1

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

@@AlAk-bm8dy Stop trolling with false religions.

[@AlAk-bm8dy]

@HAL9000-su1mz how is trolling when it's the truth all the messengers preached to worship 1 God and not 3 in 1 , I rather pray to the God the messiah was praying to then pray to the messiah

[@fnkrodigaz1841]

3 person's not 3 gods

[@ethanbrown7198]

Thank you for the video

[@CMVBrielman]

… For a brief moment, I thought you meant the West as in the Wild West. Would’ve been one heck of an alternate history

Viva el Catolicismo!!!

[@iulia1690]

Very interesting

[@Brad-gk9jd]

The Bible encourages us to go and make disciples, not to gather away from the world. Of course, there are good and bad results. I like the example of Monks creating the "Mission Trail" in San Antonio, TX. They started at the Alamo and worked their way each seven miles, establishing a mission. Their goal was to witness to the native Americans.

[@rosemarymccarron3887]

Irish monk St Colmbanus had as much impact on the spread of christianity in Europe as did St Benedict.

[@ElizabethBattle]

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[@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf]

Thank you. I had the thought, due to your wonderful presentation, that the Benedictine system may be an answer to the coming crisis of depopulation. It built Western Civilization once, it could help rebuild it.

[@joshuacherian6718]

Saint Pachomius the Great, in 300 AD is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. However Cenobitic monasticism was introduced in the West by St. Benedict of Nursia in 529 AD and became the norm of the Benedictine order

[@OutWestRedDirt]

It's Saint Anthony The Great of Egypt that is seen as first founder of monasticism and to whom Saint Benedict based his rule on.

[@joshuacherian6718]

@@OutWestRedDirt Saint Anthony was a solitary monk .. Community monastic was by Pachomios .. both were coptic oriental orthodox desert fathers.

[@nuns8126]

The Coptics schism did not occure until 451AD. Way after St. Anthony the first Hermit & St. Pachomius founded the first cenobitic monastery. They were Christians.​@@joshuacherian6718

[@22Too]

"Ora et labora" means pray and work. It does not mean work and pray altho, in that video, the Latin is incorrectly translated. (Prayer is foremost.)

[@Lexthebarbarian]

Read: How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas Woods.

[@pedrozaragoza2253]

Thank you! Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

[@DonaldFranciszekTusk]

How can I add Polish title and subtitles to this? Can you open this option?

[@tollermaus]

While wishing to take nothing from your excellent celebration of St. Benedict's Rule, your statement that ot influence all medieval religious life is not entirely accurate. You neglect to mention the Rule of St. Augustine, which many canons followed. It served as the fundamental basis for the life of the Dominican friars, primarily because Holy Father Dominic has been a canon of the cathedral at Osma before founding the Order of Preachers. Follow the Dominican way: Never deny; seldom affirm; always distinguish. Do so and you will prosper in your intellectual endeavors.

[@Resonant2Frequency]

Hi all, please "like" this comment so others can understand. At the top is a comment about these being Catholic Monks. This isn't really correct. Thry are just Christian monks. The monastic movement started very early centuries of Christianity and St Benedictine was 480ad onwards. Now my point is, until around 1050ad(much later) there was a division called a schism that resulted what might be called the roots of the orthodox and (Roman) catholic churches as we see them today. My POINT is they are just Christian Monks in common modern language, not SPECIFICALLY catholic (unless by catholic you mean "universal" or "Christian" which kinda splitting hairs) THX, please vote up

[@Resonant2Frequency]

Please forgive the typos haha

[@maureensansburn6413]

The Benedictine centuries, Much better description than the "Dark Ages"

[@TranslatedAssumption]

The dark ages are defined by the feudalistic rule of Charlemagne after his invention of Catholicism in the 9th century an imposed serfdom on the local populaces of what might be best referred to as Proto-Othodox Christians.

[@MCM214]

Besides these remarkable accomplishments don't forget the amazing alcohols the benedictines brought to the world!

[@ThinkingWest]

A fine contribution to society, indeed.

[@teambridgebsc691]

The Middle Way - 100%

[@MatildeFerrer-d9d]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤amen

[@YHui-xj7zb]

I miss the Christendom.

[@martaacosta4415]

It was Protestants who started the term the Dark Ages. They weren’t dark at all!

[@BushcraftEurope]

As an Atheist I can only say Praise be God

[@theguyver4934]

Allah bless you brother may you live a joyish happy life

[@DragonsAndDragons777]

​@@theguyver4934get out

[@clementine5053]

I thought st Augustine also had a rule for his brothers?

[@ThanksStJoseph]

Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux Non draco sit mihi dux

[@gc-vz4ib]

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill is well worth the time and $$

[@robertshepherd8543]

What about Boethius & Cassiodorus.

[@burrito1413]

Very based, many are saying this!

[@RobCoghanable]

Did he call himself Saint before he died?

[@Derrick_Andrew]

"Failed abbott..." Umm the brothers tried to kill him after he warned them the life would be hard if he were their abbott! Not sure how that's a fair assessment

[@danielasaro8762]

CHRIST IS KING!

[@marcin_kalbarczyk]

And u didnt even mention in a single sentence about the rewriting and preservation of ancient greek and roman texts that survived solely thanks to benedictines? And not a single word about immense administrative function monasteries done in Charlemagne's empire? To make 6 minute video about benedictine monks is a crime. dislike.

[@ThinkingWest]

We are but mortals.

[@delvingeorge2807]

Came at a best time when Benedictine college and Butker of Kansas chiefs from NFL is being targeted.😅

[@alondon6950]

That's the catholic version. There's an orthodox version too.

[@bobskanal]

The catholic version is the original. St. Benedict was italian. And currently there are just 5 houses in the orthodox world of benedictine monasticism.

[@TranslatedAssumption]

​@@bobskanalno, Catholicism was not invented until the 9th century. St Benedict was a proto-Orthodox Christian. There is a difference between being Catholic and being in Catholicism.

[@leverage2279]

How do you explain "discipline equals freedom"? Does it mean that when you do discipline, it will eventually lead to freedom? Or does it mean that discipline is itself the freedom?

[@anthonyhulse1248]

Or both. In the same way that obedience (to an appropriate authority) is freedom.

[@blackelton7127]

There is a saying ‘A man has as many masters as he does vices’. If you have the discipline to do the right thing, avoid self-destructive behaviours and take action, you are able to make positive changes in your life. If you are not disciplined, you can become stuck in negative cycles of self-sabotage.

[@roca967]

This could also tie in to different conceptions of what's meant by 'freedom'. A lot of us have probably grown up with an idea of freedom that's something like "being able to do whatever I want", maybe with the limitation "so long as I'm not hurting anyone else". But I think a more mature idea is that freedom is as a means to do good. Freedom seems to negate itself if it's used in service to vice.

[@laughinggiraffe9176]

(Self) Discipline involves sticking to plans and decisions that you already chose for yourself, even when it becomes difficult or painful. It is easy to say I will get up at 6:30 am tomorrow morning to finish some task when it’s the night before, but sometimes hard when the alarm clock rings at 6:30 but your bed feels comfortable. So self discipline means your mind has the freedom to execute the plans it chooses for your body. It also means that people trust you to perform a bigger range of tasks and without supervision, giving you more freedom.

[@Joker22593]

Discipline leads to "Freedom as Capacity". When you submit yourself to the rules of Basketball, and discipline yourself to how you should move and handle the ball, you become most free to express yourself through basketball.

[@tuvoca825]

But what about St Francis? And the Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition? And the locals? And....

[@andresgalindo7682]

WRONG , Esterrn Monks are way older than western monks, i love Saint Benedict but he is not the first Monk in Christianity at all, and WESTERN europe is not entire Europe.

[@josephwalsh7546]

Reportedly at one monastery his monks tried to poison him. ( apparently not a " people person " )

[@delvingeorge2807]

That was his prayer Satan Drink your own poison. It's known as Benedictine prayer of the medal.

[@addeenen7684]

A small adjustment is required. My ancestor was a Dutch Celt. The swamp where he lived came into the possession of monks. My ancestor in my father's line had to do the hard work of clearing the swamp; he was known as Slegs. This is a Frankish word comparable to the English term slayer, slaughter, slater; to make something equal. The monks were rich, my ancestors remained poor. Even my grandfather was poor.

[@duceofwellington4755]

when was that really?

[@slavicslavman]

By using forst slave labor.

[@Michiganman800]

You misspelled "Protestants"

[@Adamantos-Elean]

LOL the entire modern world is still based upon ancient Hellenic and Germanic civilizations with the celts having a minor influence.

[@robthevampireslayer3211]

So St Benedict is the one to blame.

[@kanyewest2731]

change ur voice

[@spoonsmith9506]

None of this means God is real people. It's human evolution.

[@Q-Susi]

Prove it

[@spoonsmith9506]

@@Q-Susi Evolution is fact now. Just because you're alive doesn't mean that's proof of a god. We are primates with a more evolved cerebral cortex among many other things. God is invented. Religion as well. Eventually Christianity will EVOLVE into mythology just like the rest.

[@charlesdavis9937]

🤣 🤣

[@redj59]

Umm nope. Taking credit for other people's work.

[@donhaddix3770]

people escaping the rcc built the us.

[@Gofaw]

yeah, and the results are clearly not very positive at all lmao

[@AlexanderTheFarmer]

Protestants destroyed Christendom and Europe.

[@Bakarost]

So he created muslim europe?

[@donhaddix3770]

false history

[@alby4548]

Was interesting up until the point of the Papal imposters,Joseph Ratzinger of the novus ordo church, who in reality have nothing in common with St Benedict or the true Catholic Church

[@Joker22593]

The Holy Spirit will never abandon the church, therefore, we always have a successor of Peter. By denying the rightful successors of Peter, you're separating yourself from the church.

[@haronsmith8974]

sedevacantists are just high church prots

[@tkj2192]

The true imposters are the ones who call the pope an imposter and think that they have some kind of moral superiority of the leader of the church who is guided by the Holy Spirit.

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

Idiocy reported.

[@HAL9000-su1mz]

@@Joker22593 He is a wolf in Catholic clothing.

[@LordJagd]

Who built the East?

[@FatherJMarcelPortelli]

Excellent video! For a more detailed treatment, please see the book "How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization" by Dr Thomas Woods.

[@cbagot]

That is a great book.

[@corsomagenta]

Yes! I read it and it is really informative. It kind of shocks me that there are not 100 similar books on the same subject that should have been written over the past century. It's almost as if "big publishing" has not wanted anything positive to get out about the Catholic Church.... 🤔

[@IG88AAA]

That is a great book!

[@toogie6267]

On the backs of native American slaves 😢

[@s.v.discussion8665]

The Western civilization precedes the Catholic Church.

[@Kitiwake]

Please note dear readers that these were Catholic monks.

[@duceofwellington4755]

im pretty sure only catholics have monks like that

[@Lollygagger-k4p]

Catholicism was the only recognized Christian religion in that time. The Reformation was still some hundreds of years in the future - 1521.

[@luisaymerich9675]

Christian monasticism began in Egypt. It was practiced mostly by hermits living in the desert. Orthodox churches continued the monastic traditions. St. Anthony became the first well known of these monks after St. Athanasius wrote about him. St. Pachomius preceded St. Anthony. Prior to Christianity the Jews had religious groups that withdrew to the desert like the Essenes and St. John the Baptist.

[@leftwingmofos]

Yes, indeed. The entire West was that way until some unruly German princess with printing presses published a priest’s writings without his knowledge.

[@seanrathmakedisciples1508]

Only believers have eternal life. He that believes and is baptized will be forgiven Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ will be forgiven and healed and have eternal life with Jesus forevermore in Paradise

[@fload46d]

Absolutely correct. There were Benedictine monasteries all over Europe which were the birth of culture. Today there is a flourishing traditional Benedictine monastery with the traditional Latin Mass and Divine Office and also including nuns who live near Silver City New Mexico.

[@thisis_chavez]

Prayers for the entire Christendom ❤

[@paulkiernan3256]

Christendom as such is long gone. Hardly a single gle hristian nation left. ThevChurch abandoned to social reign of Christ the King to accomodate the new secular society concept. Post Christian nations ate ifeolog9val fosatmed and disintegrating and no longer lnow what to defend. Islam in contrast is confident of its political and military expansion.

[@TheGrenadier97]

God bless you for helping dispell the many lingering lies said against Churchmen.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Surprised you missed the 3rd hour prayer. It's the reason work & school start at 9 o'clock.

[@michaelcase8574]

Terce, of course.

[@joane24]

How is that connected?

[@davidcunningham2074]

let's give credit to people in the past

[@OutWestRedDirt]

Ok, did you know Saint Benedict got his rule from The Great Saint Antony of Egypt ?

[@seankessel3867]

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[@Alistar608]

Right??? Its great channel that i only found out today

[@mancipiachristi9032]

Same here. Just found this page today too.

[@debrarodriguezestrada2748]

Not unlike the 12 step disciplines, pray, take action. Do the next right thing.

[@tomsitzman3952]

The 12 Step program is based on the writings of Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica

[@glennlanham6309]

@@tomsitzman3952 some say Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius. but the way the Jebbies are going, we will let Thomas take credit...

[@hazchemel]

It is a good thing to think about and talk about. Some of us may even practise his rule.

[@koolertrek]

I have a crucifix on my bedside table and it has a Benedict medal on it. I keep it to help the evil spirits stay away from me because the favor me.

[@delvingeorge2807]

Do say the prayer written on it Daily. Benedictine Prayer. Also never use Sacramentals as a superstitious object, as though it is a good luck charm.

[@user-uw3fi2zg4t]

Forget about trinkets and follow Jesus

[@yeeezyseason]

@@user-uw3fi2zg4t Maybe go learn Church history, “just follow Jesus”, yeah so just me an my Bible, I’ll interpret my BIble how I want because just follow Jesus, I don’t need a Church, I don’t need the Church that Jesus established through Apostle St. Peter.

[@gofishglobal7919]

​@@user-uw3fi2zg4tI don't think you understand how much demons are affected by anything having to do with Christ.

[@ReapingTheHarvest]

​@@user-uw3fi2zg4t Implying they aren't following Jesus because of a crucifix on their bedside?

[@theromanbaron]

This practice is still done in traditional Benedictine monasteries around the world, such as Clear Creek Abbey (OK), Fontgombault (FR), La Barroux (FR) Our Lady of Guadalupe (NM) Nursia (IT) I lived this life strictly for a month at Clear Creek, where the Latin mass is offered every day after the office of Terce.

[@melissahdawn]

The best ideas come when performing tasks.

[@jacklyons6502]

You can visit a traditional monastery exactly like this in Oklahoma at Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey

[@BR-mf6fe]

excellent video. got me interested to learn more.

[@djo-dji6018]

Eternal glory to the Catholic Church, the Church founded by Jesus Christ.

[@fareshajjar1208]

How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

[@AlbertKP-q1v]

Praise the Lord ❤

[@Mark-bd5ci]

In this vortex of new atheism it seems people have forgotten that Christianity built Western civilisation and indeed to an extent the whole world. Grace perfects nature. The enemy attacks truth so thatvwe lose sight of the past.

[@Q-Susi]

❤

[@gracematubis8317]

The Westminster Cathedral in London was a Benedictine Abbey before the reign of King Henry VIII.

[@SEKreiver]

To the point and accurate!

[@T_Dun]

What an inspiration!

[@Zero-gp5im]

Monks built my parents caskets. They were amazing. I miss my parents. Also, thank you monks.

[@pattroia9518]

There is a great benedictine school in the Philippines: San Beda College.

[@Dray7777]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2iWfpJ_mt2ZbLMsi=E8-hs01rA8caUIX1 A recent video here shows how the coordinates of the Great Pyramid is the same 6 digit number as the speed of light