The Second Day of Easter

Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

The Rule of Saint Benedict, Chapter 56

On the Abbot's Table

Let the Abbot's table always be with the guests
and the pilgrims. But when there are no guests,
let it be in his power to invite whom he will of the brothers.
Yet one or two seniors must always be left with the others
for the sake of discipline.