Visit us

Anyone seeking a period of silence, solitude, and prayer is invited to pay a visit to the monastic guesthouse. The house features private rooms–one or two being large enough for families–with shared baths, a large kitchen-common area with a range and refrigerator, and a small library of books and tapes. Linens, towels, and soap are provided in the guest rooms. All guests eat an informal breakfast and evening meal at the guest house. St. Scholastica’s guests eat their main meal in a parlor in the monastery, or in the guest house, St. Mary’s male guests eat in their refectory.

Visitors share in the liturgy and prayer life of the communities, including the daily conventual Mass and the Divine Office. The following is the typical weekday liturgical schedule for both communities:

• 6:00 a.m. Silent prayer
• 6:30 a.m. Lauds
• 9:30 a.m. Mass
• 1:00 p.m. Sext
• 3:00 p.m. None
• 6:00 p.m. Vespers
• 7:30 p.m. Vigils
• 8:00 p.m. Compline

On Sundays and Solemnities, the schedule runs as follows:

• 7:15 p.m. (the evening before) Vigils
• 6:20 a.m. Silent prayer
• 6:50 a.m. Lauds
• 10:00 a.m. Mass
• 12:15 p.m. Sext
• 1:30 p.m. None
• 6:00 p.m. Vespers and Benediction
• 7:00 p.m. Vigils
• 8:00 p.m. Compline

The Chapel opens ten minutes before Vigils and is locked after Compline. Guests are welcome to visit the chapel whenever it is open.

Stays at the guest house of one day to two weeks are possible; no charge is affixed although goodwill offerings are gratefully accepted.