Life in the Monastery
Our schedule
| 05:45 – Morning Prayer (Lauds) - the Church’s morning praise of God or Liturgy of the Hours |
| 06:00 – Inner Prayer |
| 07:00 – Terce (Mid-Morning Prayer) |
| 07:30 – Holy Mass |
| 08:00 – Breakfast |
| 09:00 – Work Hours |
| 11:00 – Sext (Midday Prayer) |
| 11:30 – Lunch |
| 13:00 – Spiritual reading |
| 14:00 – None (Afternoon Prayer) |
| 14:30 – Work Hours |
| 16:40 – Vespers (Evening Prayer); Sunday 16:30 - Evening Hour singing |
| 17:00 – Inner Prayer |
| 18:00 – Dinner |
| 18:30 – Community Life (Recreation) |
| 19:30 – Compline (Night Prayer) |
| 20:00 – Office of Readings (Matutinum), rest |
Life in the Monastery
Adoption and education
A candidate who after careful consideration demonstrates a vocation to our Order may be accepted as a postulate. This first trial period lasts for one year. Novitiate begins with vestments and is completed with a temporary profession (the adoption of monastic vows). This tiered introduction takes 6 years (postulate, novitiate and temporary profession). The adoption of perpetual vows is the ultimate bond with God and the community. Joyful preparation for the humble, modest, and simple life passed in prayer and work in good health, befitting the character and spiritual life, some life experience and maturity, love for the Church and readiness for living in the community – these are prerequisites of living in the Monastery of the Discalced Carmelites.
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Life in the Monastery
Participation in the Holy Mass
In the process of donating to the Holy Mass Christ renews his covenant with the church and makes concrete his Easter sacrifice.
During the liturgical prayer each community merges with the eternal glory of Christ and in union with the whole Church prays earnestly to the Father for the salvation of the world.
Our guests and visitors may participate in Masses and the Liturgy of the Hours.
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