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  EVERY AGE AND DEGREE OF UNDERSTANDING
  by St. Benedict of Nursia
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of discipline in every age
and degree of understanding, tailored to individual needs and abilities.

Topics: "Christian Discipline", "Spiritual Growth"
Scripture References: Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 22:15, Ephesians 6:4, Hebrews 12:11

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St. Benedict of Nursia emphasizes the importance of discipline tailored
to different ages and levels of understanding. He suggests that for
individuals like boys, adolescents, or those who may not grasp the
severity of excommunication, severe fasts or harsh beatings may be
necessary to correct their behavior and bring about a change.

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Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of
discipline. With regard to boys and adolescents, therefore, or those who
cannot understand the seriousness of the penalty of excommunication,
whenever such as these are delinquent let them be subjected to severe
fasts or brought to terms by harsh beatings, that they may be cured.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/st-benedict-of-nursia/every-age-and-degree-of-understanding/
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