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  WHEN ANYONE IS ENGAGED IN ANY SORT OF WORK
  by St. Benedict of Nursia
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Summary: In this sermon, St. Benedict emphasizes the importance of
accountability, confession, and correction in the workplace and in
spiritual life.

Topics: "Spiritual Accountability", "Confession And Healing"
Scripture References: Proverbs 28:13, Galatians 6:2, Hebrews 10:24, James 5:16, 1 John 1:9

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St. Benedict of Nursia emphasizes the importance of accountability and
confession in the context of work and spiritual life. He highlights the
need for individuals to take responsibility for their faults and
transgressions by confessing them openly to the community or a spiritual
mentor. St. Benedict also stresses the value of seeking help for hidden
sins from a trusted spiritual guide who can provide healing without
exposing one's vulnerabilities to the public.

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When anyone is engaged in any sort of work,

whether in the kitchen, in the cellar, in a shop,

in the bakery, in the garden, while working at some craft,

or in any other place,

and she commits some fault,

or breaks something, or loses something,

or transgresses in any other way whatsoever,

if she does not come immediately

before the Abbess and the community

of her own accord

to make satisfaction and confess her fault,

then when it becomes known through another,

let her be subjected to a more severe correction.

But if the sin-sickness of the soul is a hidden one,

let her reveal it only to the Abbess or to a spiritual mother,

who knows how to cure her own and others' wounds

without exposing them and making them public.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/st-benedict-of-nursia/when-anyone-is-engaged-in-any-sort-of-work/
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