Benedict Of Nursia

It is time now for us to rise from sleep.

Listen carefully, my child, to your master's precepts, and incline the ear of your heart. Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father's advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.

Prayer ought to be short and pure, unless it be prolonged by the inspiration of Divine grace.