A Community of Prayer
In the monastery, the day begins with brothers gathering before dawn for a reflective Morning Vigil Prayer together.
This is followed by an extended time for personal prayer and reflective reading. Common prayer again in the morning and at midday. Evening Prayer, and, to close the day, Compline, further call brothers to an awareness of the spirit in which they have chosen to live.
Finally, the community's Eucharist (celebrated together with one of the Hours of daily prayer) challenges the brothers to respond to the presence of the God of Jesus, by loving, gifting, and committing themselves to others.
In a society plagued by individualism, fear, and a lack of sharing, the discipline of prayer calls the community to recognize all persons, and all creation, as the free gift of this loving God, Who calls all to a life of communion.
