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		Let nothing be put before the Work of God (Rule, Chapter 43)
3:10am	Rise	Now is the hour for us to rise from sleep. (Rom. 13:11) Let us open our eyes to the deifying light ... (Rule, Prologue)
3:25am	Matins	While the world sleeps, monks already in choir, chant their first words: Oh Lord, thou will open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise. (Ps. 50)
5:00am	Lauds	The monks join with creation in the morning praise: Let mountians and all hills...let princes and all judges of the earth...the young men and virgins too, let them praise the name of the Lord. (Ps. 148)
	Morning Mental Prayer	Mental Prayer is nothing else, in my opinion, but friendly conversation, frequently conversing alone, with One Who we know loves us. (St.Teresa of Avila)
6:00am	The Angelus & Private Masses	Three times daily the monks recall the mystery of the Incarnation by the recitation of the Angelic Salutation: Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum...

	Lectio Divina	With a blessed candle burning, representing the Lumen Christi, the Light of Christ, the monk kneels in the quiet of his cell, studying the Psalms of the Divine Office and the writings of the Fathers of the Church.
	Breakfast	The morning meal is a light collation taken standing, as an added penance.
	Scullery	The monks work together in silence to prepare the noon meal, the main meal of the day.
	Morning Chores	Feeding the animals, milking the cows, and baking bread are among the many morning duties of the monks for the upkeep of the monastery.
7:00am	Office of Prime	Readings from the Roman Martyrology crown the second morning office before a procession is made to the Chapter Room, chanting: "De Profundis clamavi ad te Domine..." From the depths I have cried to the Lord... (Psalm 129)
	Morning Chapter	Prayers are then chanted for our deceased brothers, friends and benefactors followed by a reading from the Rule of St. Benedict by one of the brothers. The superior then expounds the rich meaning of the Rule for all the monks gathered in the Chapter room.
7:30am	Spiritual Reading	Reading and private study in one's cell: Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore the brethren should be occupied ... at fixed hours in sacred reading. (Rule, Ch. 48)
8:30am	Class I Monastic Doctrine	The living of the monastic ideal is the fruit of an intense study of our rich monastic heritage.

9:30am	Office of Terce & the Conventual Mass	The summit of the monastic day, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is celebrated with incense, the chant of the monks and the blood of Christ lifted up to God as the ultimate act of religion.
11:00am	Class II Latin	Living in silence, Benedictine monks are more accustomed to hear Latin than English. They must be thouroughly schooled in the universal language of the Church.
	Chant Class	To chant is to pray twice. (St. Augustine) On Saturdays, the monks study the Gregorian repertoire for the upcoming week, making use of the ancient manuscripts in order to to perfect their chant skills and to enter more deeply into the spirit of the liturgy. In this way, they prepare the highest act of the monastic day, the sung Conventual Mass.
12:00pm	Office of Sext & the Angelus	As the sun reaches its zenith, the monks chant the midday office to praise the eternal Sun of Justice.
	Lunch	Therefore let two cooked dishes suffice for all the brethren; and if any fruit or fresh vegetables are available, let a third dish be added. (The Rule, ch. 39) And whatever is necessary for food or drink let the brethren so minister to each other, that no one need ask for anything. (The Rule, ch. 38)
	Kitchen Duties	Let no one be excused from the work of the kitchen... for thus is gained a greater reward and an increase of charity. (The Rule, ch. 35) After each meal, all the monks work swiftly and in silence to restore order to the kitchen and refectory.
2:00pm	Office of None	The fifth office of the day prepares the monks to keep the presense of God during their afternoon manual labor.
	Manual Labor	...for then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands, as did our Fathers and the Apostles. (Rule, ch. 48)
	Recreation	Once a week the community heads off into the surrounding wilderness to admire God's creation and share their thoughts and wit while exercising themselves, according to the old adage - a healthy mind in a healthy body!
4:30pm	Rosary	The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, in these last times in which we live, has given a new efficacy to the Rosary. (Sr. Lucia of Fatima) The daily community Rosary is our response to Our Lady of Fatima's request.
5:00pm	Office of Vespers	The first evening office is chanted as the sun begins to set. Let my prayer be directed to thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Ps. 140)
	Benediction	Oh Salutaris Hostia! On Sundays and all principal feast days of the liturgical year, Our Lord gives us His blessing from the monstrance.
	Evening Mental Prayer	I kept silence ... My heart grew hot within me when I contemplated. (Ps. 38) Another half-hour spent silently recollected in the presence of Our Eucharistic Lord.
6:00pm	Supper & Kitchen Duties	And let absolute silence be kept at table, so that no whispering may be heard nor any voice except the reader's. (Rule, ch. 38) A light evening meal nourishes the body while reading at table strengthens the soul. Afterwards, the entire community assembles for KP Duty.
6:45pm	Evening Chapter	As soon as they have risen from supper they shall all sit together, and one of them shall read the Conferences or the Lives of the Fathers ... (Rule, ch. 42)
7:00pm	Compline & The Angelus	By dim candlelight, the seventh and last office of the day is chanted by heart, ending with a hymn to the Mother of God and the evening Angelus. The entire community then assembles before an image of Our Blessed Mother, kneeling for a few moments, in silent prayer, to complete the monastic day.

8:00pm	Retire	I have cried to the Lord with my voice, and He has heard me from His holy mountain. I laid down and I have slept. (Ps. 3)

Let nothing be put before the Work of God (Rule, Chapter 43)

3:10am

Rise

Now is the hour for us to rise from sleep. (Rom. 13:11) Let us open our eyes to the deifying light ... (Rule, Prologue)

3:25am

Matins

While the world sleeps, monks already in choir, chant their first words: Oh Lord, thou will open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise. (Ps. 50)

5:00am

Lauds

The monks join with creation in the morning praise: Let mountians and all hills...let princes and all judges of the earth...the young men and virgins too, let them praise the name of the Lord. (Ps. 148)

Morning Mental Prayer

Mental Prayer is nothing else, in my opinion, but friendly conversation, frequently conversing alone, with One Who we know loves us. (St.Teresa of Avila)

6:00am

The Angelus & Private Masses

Three times daily the monks recall the mystery of the Incarnation by the recitation of the Angelic Salutation: Ave Maria, gratia plena Dominus tecum...

Lectio Divina

With a blessed candle burning, representing the Lumen Christi, the Light of Christ, the monk kneels in the quiet of his cell, studying the Psalms of the Divine Office and the writings of the Fathers of the Church.

Breakfast

The morning meal is a light collation taken standing, as an added penance.

Scullery

The monks work together in silence to prepare the noon meal, the main meal of the day.

Morning Chores

Feeding the animals, milking the cows, and baking bread are among the many morning duties of the monks for the upkeep of the monastery.

7:00am

Office of Prime

Readings from the Roman Martyrology crown the second morning office before a procession is made to the Chapter Room, chanting: "De Profundis clamavi ad te Domine..." From the depths I have cried to the Lord... (Psalm 129)

Morning Chapter

Prayers are then chanted for our deceased brothers, friends and benefactors followed by a reading from the Rule of St. Benedict by one of the brothers. The superior then expounds the rich meaning of the Rule for all the monks gathered in the Chapter room.

7:30am

Spiritual Reading

Reading and private study in one's cell: Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore the brethren should be occupied ... at fixed hours in sacred reading. (Rule, Ch. 48)

8:30am

Class I Monastic Doctrine

The living of the monastic ideal is the fruit of an intense study of our rich monastic heritage.

9:30am

Office of Terce & the Conventual Mass

The summit of the monastic day, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is celebrated with incense, the chant of the monks and the blood of Christ lifted up to God as the ultimate act of religion.

11:00am

Class II Latin

Living in silence, Benedictine monks are more accustomed to hear Latin than English. They must be thouroughly schooled in the universal language of the Church.

Chant Class

12:00pm

Office of Sext & the Angelus

As the sun reaches its zenith, the monks chant the midday office to praise the eternal Sun of Justice.

Lunch

Kitchen Duties

Let no one be excused from the work of the kitchen... for thus is gained a greater reward and an increase of charity. (The Rule, ch. 35) After each meal, all the monks work swiftly and in silence to restore order to the kitchen and refectory.

2:00pm

Office of None

The fifth office of the day prepares the monks to keep the presense of God during their afternoon manual labor.

Manual Labor

...for then are they truly monks when they live by the labor of their hands, as did our Fathers and the Apostles. (Rule, ch. 48)

Recreation

Once a week the community heads off into the surrounding wilderness to admire God's creation and share their thoughts and wit while exercising themselves, according to the old adage - a healthy mind in a healthy body!

4:30pm

Rosary

The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, in these last times in which we live, has given a new efficacy to the Rosary. (Sr. Lucia of Fatima) The daily community Rosary is our response to Our Lady of Fatima's request.

5:00pm

Office of Vespers

The first evening office is chanted as the sun begins to set. Let my prayer be directed to thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. (Ps. 140)

Benediction

Oh Salutaris Hostia! On Sundays and all principal feast days of the liturgical year, Our Lord gives us His blessing from the monstrance.

Evening Mental Prayer

I kept silence ... My heart grew hot within me when I contemplated. (Ps. 38) Another half-hour spent silently recollected in the presence of Our Eucharistic Lord.

6:00pm

Supper & Kitchen Duties

And let absolute silence be kept at table, so that no whispering may be heard nor any voice except the reader's. (Rule, ch. 38) A light evening meal nourishes the body while reading at table strengthens the soul. Afterwards, the entire community assembles for KP Duty.

6:45pm

Evening Chapter

As soon as they have risen from supper they shall all sit together, and one of them shall read the Conferences or the Lives of the Fathers ... (Rule, ch. 42)

7:00pm

Compline & The Angelus

By dim candlelight, the seventh and last office of the day is chanted by heart, ending with a hymn to the Mother of God and the evening Angelus. The entire community then assembles before an image of Our Blessed Mother, kneeling for a few moments, in silent prayer, to complete the monastic day.

8:00pm

Retire

I have cried to the Lord with my voice, and He has heard me from His holy mountain. I laid down and I have slept. (Ps. 3)

Let nothing be put before the Work of God
(Rule, Chapter 43)

Now is the hour for us to rise from sleep.
(Rom. 13:11)
Let us open our eyes to the deifying light ...
(Rule, Prologue)

Morning
Mental
Prayer

The Angelus
& Private
Masses

Lectio
Divina

The morning meal is a light collation taken standing,
as an added penance.

The monks work together in silence to prepare the
noon meal, the main meal of the day.

Office of
Prime

Reading and private study in one's cell: Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore the brethren should be occupied ... at fixed hours in sacred reading.
(Rule, Ch. 48)

Class I
Monastic Doctrine

Office of
Terce & the
Conventual Mass

Class II
Latin

Living in silence, Benedictine monks are more accustomed to hear Latin than English. They must be thouroughly schooled in the universal language of
the Church.

Office of
Sext &
the Angelus

Kitchen
Duties

Office of
None

Manual
Labor

The Most Blessed Virgin Mary, in these last times in which we live, has given a new efficacy to the Rosary. (Sr. Lucia of Fatima)
The daily community Rosary is our response to
Our Lady of Fatima's request.

The first evening office is chanted as the sun begins to set. Let my prayer be directed to thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
(Ps. 140)

Oh Salutaris Hostia!
On Sundays and all principal feast days of the liturgical year, Our Lord gives us His blessing from the monstrance.

Evening
Mental
Prayer

I kept silence ... My heart grew hot within me when I contemplated. (Ps. 38)
Another half-hour spent silently recollected in the presence of Our Eucharistic Lord.

Supper &
Kitchen
Duties

And let absolute silence be kept at table, so that no whispering may be heard nor any voice except the reader's. (Rule, ch. 38)
A light evening meal nourishes the body while reading at table strengthens the soul. Afterwards, the entire community assembles for KP Duty.

Evening
Chapter