Quote#Wisdom
The ordinary life of the monastery began at six o'clock in the…
Quote byAugustus Jessopp · 1823–1914
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (quote from p. 112).
English (original)
The ordinary life of the monastery began at six o'clock in the morning, and when the small bell, called the skilla, rang, all rose, washed themselves at the latrines, put on their daily habit, and then presented themselves at the matin Mass.
— Augustus Jessopp
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