Special daily prayer schedule while the monastery is closed. Daily prayer is held in the oratory on the lower level of the monastery building. December 23, 2017 Centering Prayer, 7:35-7:55 am Morning Prayer, 8:00-8:30 am Evening Prayer, 4:30-4:55 pm
O Antiphons
In the monastic Liturgy of the Hours (morning, midday and evening prayers of the community), antiphons are sung as an introduction and a response to readings of the psalms, the heart of our liturgy, and before and after the Benedictus at the end of morning prayer and the Magnificat at the end of evening prayer. During the last days of Advent we change to special antiphons, the O Antiphons, to accompany the Magnificat, Mary’s song of joy and humility. Sung each evening at the end of evening prayer, they provide an additional layer of hope and expectation. The origin of the O Antiphons …