On the Craftsmen of the Monastery
Apr. 10—Aug. 10—Dec. 10
If there are craftsmen in the monastery, let them practice their crafts
with all humility, provided the Abbot has given permission. But if any
one of them becomes conceited over his skill in his craft, because he
seems to be conferring a benefit on the monastery, let him be taken from
his craft and no longer exercise it unless, after he has humbled
himself, the Abbot again gives him permission.
If any of the work of the craftsmen is to be sold, let those through
whose hands the transactions pass see to it that they do not presume to
practice any fraud. Let them always remember Ananias and Saphira, lest
perhaps the death which these incurred in the body, they themselves and
any others who would deal dishonestly with the monastery’s property
should suffer in the soul. And in the prices let not the sin of avarice
creep in, but let the goods always be sold a little cheaper than they
can be sold by people in the world, “that in all things God may be
glorified.”