From Saint Antony to Saint Benedict to the Book of Common Prayer

Now that I have the basics of an horarium established (see The Twelve Gates), and I am seven days into my Lent 2026 retreat, I want to start reading an introduction to Western Christian monasticism when I don't have anything more pressing to attend to during my daily 3-6 PM "Watch of the Steward" time block. 

There are several introductory pathways to choose between:

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After a bit of research on Gemini and Amazon, it looks like my best next step is The Story of Monasticism: Retrieving an Ancient Tradition for Contemporary Spirituality by Greg Peters. His background fits perfectly with my interest in the Book of Common Prayer:

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I am also thinking about starting a daily deep dive into The Rule of Benedict with Reflections from Christian Meditators on Saturday, 2 May 2026. It's a course of study that will take four months to complete. We will see if I am really called to it as we get closer to May.