The altar is decked
out in all its
finery in order to make the House of God as beautiful as it ought to
be.
Guests often find that time before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament is
most rewarding. As the Irish say, "If your troubles are long-standing
or
deep-seated, try kneeling!"
Devotion to Our Lady
is one of the
foundational building blocks of our spiritual life and our prayer life.
In May, our May Procession in honor of Our Lady begins at this statue
in
front of the main house.
Saint Benedict Abbey
252 Still River Road
Post Office Box 67
Still River, MA 01467
Phone: (978) 456-3221
Fax: (978) 456-8181
Email:
abbey@abbey.org
or The
Guestmaster
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MONASTIC
HORARIUM
Sunday Schedule
7:00 am -
Mass (in
English)
[Breakfast for guests is available from
7:30 to 10:00 am in the guest refectory.]
8:00 am -
Vigils
and Lauds
11:00 am -
Conventual
Mass (Latin with
Gregorian Chant) - lasts about an hour
and fifteen minutes -
followed by refreshments in the guest
refectory (dining room) for all.
6:00 pm -
Solemn
Vespers and Benediction
lasts about forty minutes
6:40 pm -
Dinner
8:40 pm -
Monks' recreation
with the guests
in the guest dining room
9:00 pm -
Compline
(Night Prayers)
lasts about fifteen minutes, followed by
Grand Silence - until after Mass
Daily
Schedule
6:00 am -
Vigils and
Lauds
lasts about forty five minutes
followed by breakfast for guests
in the guest refectory. (dining room)
7:00 am - Mass
(in
English)
lasts about twenty five minutes
8:00 am -
Conventual
Mass (Latin with
Gregorian Chant) - lasts about forty-five
minutes. The monks make a fifteen to
twenty minute thanksgiving meditation
after Mass in the chapel.
12:30 pm -
Sext (Noon
Prayer)
lasts about ten minutes, followed by
lunch in the guest refectory.
2:00 pm -
Rosary
(in church)
lasts about fifteen minutes
2:30 pm - If
you
are looking for something to do,
afternoon jobs are assigned at this time.
6:00 pm -
Vespers
lasts about thirty minutes
6:30 pm -
Dinner
in the guest refectory
8:40 pm -
Monks'
recreation with the guests
in the guest dining room
9:00 pm -
Compline
(Night Prayers)
lasts about fifteen minutes, followed by
Grand Silence - until after Mass.
Go to:
Liturgy: Holy Week Schedule
Guesthouse
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