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 are 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; the kitchen is well-stocked with supplies. Women guests usually eat the main midday meal in the nuns’ refectory,  male guests eat that meal in the monks’ refectory.

Stays at the guest house of one day to a week are usual; no charge is affixed although goodwill offerings are gratefully accepted.

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. Matins
• 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
• 8:00 p.m. Compline

On Sundays and Solemnities, the schedule runs as follows:

• 6:10 a.m. Matins
• 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
• 8:00 p.m. Compline

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