14.
THE QUESTION WAS
.According to St. Augustine,
what was religious life (life of nuns, monks, priests) based on?
a. assurance
b.
imputation
c.
poverty
THE
ANSWER IS
..C
.Poverty.
According
to Catholic
Encyclopedia:
St.
Augustine considers poverty the foundation
of the religious life, but attaches no less importance to fraternal charity,
which consists in living in peace and concord.
In a letter to nuns, St. Augustine dwells upon charity, poverty,
obedience, detachment from the world, the apportionment of labour, the mutual
duties of superiors and inferiors, fraternal charity, prayer in common, fasting
and abstinence proportionate to the strength of the individual, care of the
sick, silence, reading during meals, etc. (Catholic Encyclopedia)
The
superior of a convent shares the duties of her
office with certain members of her community, one of whom has charge of the
sick, another of the cellar, another of the wardrobe, while still another is
the guardian of the books which she is authorized to distribute among the
sisters. The nuns make their habits which consist of a dress, a cincture
and a veil. Prayer, in common, occupies an important place in their life, being
said in the chapel at stated hours and according to the prescribed forms, and
comprising hymns, psalms and readings. (Catholic Encyclopedia)
www.newadvent.org/cathen/02079b.htm
(The Rule of St. Augustine)
www.newadvent.org/cathen/10459a.htm
(Monasticism)
www.newadvent.org/cathen/10487b.htm (What is a monk?)
www.monksofadoration.org/stsquiz.html
(Saints quiz)
www.cin.org/saints/augustwest.html
(essay on St. Augustine of
Hippo)
www.saintmichaelparish.org/PrayerFaith/SaintsMonthly/SaintsAugust.htm
(Catholic
Saints)
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