On Giving the Signal for the Time of the Work of God
Mar. 27—July 27—Nov. 26
The indicating of the hour of the Work of God by day and by night shall
devolve upon the Abbot, either to give the signal himself or to assign
this duty to such a careful brother that everything will take place at
the proper hours.
Let the Psalms and the antiphons be intoned by those who are appointed
for it, in their order after the Abbot. And no one shall presume to sing
or read unless he can fulfil that office in such a way as to edify the
hearers. Let this function be performed with humility, gravity and
reverence, and by him whom the Abbot has appointed.