De ordine qui est in disciplinis.
The Order of the Disciplines
The reader is urged to discern the proper order among history, allegory, and tropology, guided by the building analogy of foundation, structure, and finishing.
So first the divine reader must consider this order that is sought in the disciplines — among history, allegory, and tropology — which of these others takes precedence in the order of reading. In this it's helpful to recall what is observed in building: first the foundation is laid, then the structure is built up on it, and finally, the work completed, the house is clothed with an applied coat of color.
Read the original Latin
Primum ergo hunc ordinem qui quaeritur in disciplinis inter historiam, allegoriam, tropologiam, divinum lectorem considerare oportet, quae horum alia ordine legendi praecedant. in quo illud ad memoriam revocare non inutile est, quod in aedificiis fieri conspicitur, ubi primum quidem fundamentum ponitur, dehinc fabrica superaedificatur, ad ultimum consummato opere domus colore superducto vestitur.
Didascalicon de Studio Legendi (On the Study of Reading) companion
Hugh said begin with small daily portions. Start tomorrow.
Chosen Portion serves one short, ordered devotional reading each day — the medieval lectio pattern, free on iOS.
Hugh taught that formation comes from ordered, incremental daily reading, and Chosen Portion is that ordered daily portion delivered to your phone.
- A curated daily portion in 2-3 minutes, no decision fatigue about what to read
- Progress through complete historic works in order, the way Hugh prescribed
- Free app plus a weekly email unpacking one reading in depth