Timetable …
Our life is ordered around a community timetable. It is not rigid, but gives structure to the day. The basic outline of our day is:
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6.00am
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Matins
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Breakfast / Prayer
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9:00am to 10:00am
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Terce / the Eucharist (Times to be confirmed)
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10.15am
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Work
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12.15pm
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Sext (Mid-day Office)
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Dinner / Washing up / Free time
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2.20pm
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Work/Recreation / Choir Practice / Gardening / Meetings
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3:00pm
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Recollection Bell |
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4.30pm
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Quiet work / Prayer |
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5.15pm
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Vespers |
| Supper / Washing up | |
| Personal space / Jesus Prayer / Bible study | |
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7.30pm
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Compline |
We aim at a balance between the corporate and the solitary aspects of our life, and between liturgical and non-liturgical prayer. The Divine Office punctuates the day, and two periods of solitary prayer are provided for.
