Catherine Coldstream
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 24 Jul
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Yes.
Well, I suppose one of the big aids, as we would have called it, to self-denial and discipline and virtue and all these other things was the structure of the rule and the constitutions.
So there was this ancient document called the Rule from the 13th century.
But it was supplemented in the 16th century by the constitutions of St.
Teresa of Avila.
So there were these kind of written texts that were meant to govern all aspects of your life.
How did it translate into actual everyday life?
Well, we had a very disciplined horarium.
We called it like a sort of timetable.
which started at 5.15 with a mat track, which was this kind of really loud rattle that shook the whole house almost.
And you jumped out of your bed.
You weren't allowed to lie there.
You just had to get straight up on your knees.
You washed in a bucket of cold water.
You went straight down to what we call the choir, which was our monastic chapel.
And you were praying 25 minutes later.
And this went on throughout the day.
There were bells.
There were times of prayer that alternated with times of work.
But it was all very strictly regulated.
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