Our Daily Schedule

His mercies are new each morning

 

In our daily life, all of our work and ministry finds its source in our prayer, so our schedule follows a contemplative-active rhythm. Below is a typical day at Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery. All of our houses follow the same rhythm, although the elements might look different depending on the specific mission and needs of each house. On Wednesdays, there is more time for silence and solitude, so a separate schedule is also included for that day. Sundays are days of contemplation, rest, free time, and fraternity, but the communal prayer schedule is similar to that on a typical day.  We keep silence every day from 9:00 p.m. until 9:00 a.m. and we exercise four times a week for 30-40 minutes.

During the summer, our prayer times begin a bit later. Check the Mass schedule page to find these times.

A Typical Day


5:30 a.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in Silence

6:30 a.m.

Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours (Prayed Communally) 

7:15 a.m.

Holy Mass
 

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Prayer in Silence
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9:00 a.m.

Work/Ministry for the Professed Sisters
Class/study for Novices and Postulants

12:00 p.m.

Praise & Worship/Intercession with the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, or Holy Hour

12:45 p.m.

Lunch followed by Dishes
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1:30 p.m.

Work or Ministry

5:00 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: The First Half Hour is in Silence

5:30 p.m.

Evening Prayer followed by the Chaplet of Divine Mercy

6:00 p.m.

We eat dinner together every evening except for Wednesdays, which are set aside for more prayer and solitude.

7:00p.m.

Dishes!
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7:15 p.m.

Share group, Recreation, Study or Free Time

8:30p.m.

Night Prayer

9:00 PM

Grand Silence

Wednesdays

On Wednesdays we have more time set aside for prayer and solitude.  Every Wednesday our whole morning is set aside for prayer. Once a month we can choose to use the entire day for prayer.

Rise

We rise and pray Morning Prayer on our own to begin this time of prayer and intercession.

7:15 AM

Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.  Sisters sign up for holy hours throughout the morning.
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8:00 AM- 1:30 PM

The morning is spent in prayer, intercession, and solitude.  We also have time for exercise, spiritual reading or Bible study.

 The rest of the day follows our regular schedule, but we eat lunch and dinner on our own in silence.