The church prayer schedule
The church is open during services for those who wish to pray with the monks.
“The Prophet says: Seven times a day have I praised you. We will fulfil this sacred number of seven if we satisfy our obligations of service at Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and Compline, for it was of these hours during the day that he said: Seven times a day have I praised you. Concerning Vigils, the same Prophet says: At midnight I arose to give you praise.”
(Saint Benedict, Rule for Monks, Chapter 16)
| Church service schedule: | ||
| Weekdays | Sundays and solemnities | |
| Night office or Matins | 3.15 am | 3.15 am |
| Chapter | before Mass | after Lauds |
| Lauds | during Mass | 6.45 am |
| Eucharist | 6.30 am | 10.15 am |
| Terce | 9 am | befor Mass 10.05 am |
| Sext | 12 noon | 12 noon |
| None | 2 pm | 2 pm |
| Vespers in winter | 5.15 pm | 3.45 pm |
| Vespers in summer | 5.30 pm | 4 pm |
| Compline in winter | 7.15 pm | 7.15 pm |
| Compline in summer | 7.30 pm | 7.30 pm |
You are advised to find out in advance if the monks are on summer or winter time by phoning the monastery (00420 353 300 500).