Meet the Monks of Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, Massachusetts
 

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Horarium (Schedule)

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"The brothers are to have specified periods for manual labor as well as for prayerful reading"
RB: 48:1

Horarium (Daily Schedule)

Weekdays:

6:30 am:
Vigils (Prayer of Dawn)
7:00 am:
Lectio Divina (private prayer)
7:45 am:
Lauds (Morning Prayer)
8:10 am:
Breakfast
9:00 – 11:45 am:
Work, Study, Meetings
12:00 noon:
Eucharist
12:30 pm:
Lunch
1:00 – 5:00 pm:
Work, Study, Meetings, Prayer
5:15 pm:
Vespers (Evening Prayer)
5:45 pm:
Lectio Divina
6:30 pm:
Supper; free time
7:45 pm:
Compline (night prayer)
8:00 pm:
Free time; night silence
Sundays and Holydays: Same as weekdays except:
9:30 am:
Eucharist; free time
11:45 am:
Brunch
12:45 pm:
Midday Prayer; free time
5:15 pm:
Vespers; community recreation