Daily Schedule

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Our Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is open to the public daily at 6:30 am.

The Mass schedule is subject to change for Christmas and Easter Masses; please check back during Advent and Lent, respectively, for updated Mass schedules for these dates.

You may also view our Monastery Calendar for all special events and schedule changes.

1175 N. 300 W. Kokomo, IN 46901

"In the monastery everything is directed to the search for the face of God, everything is reduced to the essential, because the only thing that matters is what leads to Him."
—Verbi Sponsa
Horarium: Our Daily Schedule

12:00 AM       Matins (Office of Readings) with the Blessed Sacrament exposed
4:55 AM         Rise
5:20 AM         Community prayers followed by Lauds (Morning Prayer) and the Angelus
~6:10 AM       Veni Creator/Terce (Midmorning Prayer)
6:30 AM         The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
After Mass     Silent thanksgiving and a Cross Prayer
                        Break/Breakfast—coffee and bread
8:00 AM         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Holy Hours and work period and/or novitiate class
11:10 AM       Sext (Midday Prayer) followed by the Litany of St. Joseph and examen
11:45 AM       Dinner (and the Angelus) followed by dishes
1:00 PM         Solitude time: free for lectio divina, rest, a walk outdoors, etc.
1:30 PM         None (Midafternoon Prayer) followed by a Cross Prayers and other community prayers
                                    Fridays: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 1:30 followed by None and Holy Hours
2:00 PM         Work period

Mondays-Thursdays and Saturdays:
3:40 PM         Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/rosary/mental prayer
                                    Fridays: rosary at 4:15
4:40 PM         Vespers (Evening Prayer)
5:00 PM         Duties/spiritual reading
5:30 PM         Angelus and collation (a light meal) followed by dishes
6:30 PM         Recreation
7:30 PM         Community prayers followed by a Cross Prayer and Compline (Night Prayer)
9:15 AM         Lights out

Modifications to the Sunday Horarium:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass with Adoration until after Vespers
Rosary after None (~2:00 PM)
4:00 PM—Vespers

Daily Schedule

"In the monastery everything is directed to the search for the face of God, everything is reduced to the essential, because the only thing that matters is what leads to Him." —Verbi Sponsa

"In the monastery everything is directed to the search for the face of God, everything is reduced to the essential, because the only thing that matters is what leads to Him."
—Verbi Sponsa