BOOK I

BOOK I BACK TO TEXTS The following has been excerpted from Book I of the Statutes Book One – Chapter 1 Prologue to the Statutes of the Carthusian Order The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you...

BOOK II

BOOK II BACK TO TEXTS The following has been excerpted from Book II of the Statutes Book Two, Chapter 11 The Lay Monks 1 From the very beginning, our Order, like a body whose members have different functions, has been composed of fathers and brothers; both are monks...

BOOK III

BOOK III BACK TO TEXTS The following has been excerpted from Book III of the Statutes Book Three, Chapter 21 The Community The Daily Celebration of the Liturgy1 Having dealt with the life of the monk, insofar as he remains listening to God in cell and at work, with...

BOOK IV

BOOK IV BACK TO TEXTS The following has been excerpted from Book IV of the Statutes Book Four, Chapter 31 The Order The Government of the Order 1 To keep our Carthusian ideal continually before us and to maintain it in unchanging vigor, the first Priors of our Order...

BOOK V-IX

BOOK V-IX BACK TO TEXTS The following has been excerpted from Books V-IX of the Statutes. Book Five, Chapter 36 Rites and Acts of Carthusian Life Rites of Carthusian Life 1 When anyone enters the Carthusian family, after a period of probation, he is received as a...