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St Basil the Great, tr. Lowther Clarke, 1925

Rule 104: How Should the Various Duties Be Apportioned to the Brethren?

Shall the Superior decide alone, or shall the brethren vote on t?

and the same with the sisters.

If we are taught that each man must reveal to others his thoughts, how much more should these things be done by submitting them to the judgment of such as have aptitude for this? The managing of God’s affairs ought in godly manner to be entrusted to those who have already given proof that they can manage what is entrusted to them in a way well pleasing to the Lord. And generally speaking, the Superior must remember what the Holy Scripture says: “Do everything with counsel.”¹

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