A monastery is a house of prayer. Saint Benedict recalls the word of the prophet: “Seven times a day I sang Thy praises” (Ps 118). Let nothing be preferred to the work of God. (Rule, ch. 43)

The monks will count the dignified and solemn celebration of the Divine Office among the principal means of their apostolic activity. (Constitutions)

Conforming to the spirit of the Church, the monks will be assiduous in worship of the Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Eucharist (Constitutions)

The Blessed Sacrament is the monks’ treasure and the heart of the Monastery

“The Church has felt the need, down the centuries and in her encounters with different cultures, to celebrate the Eucharist in a setting worthy of so great a mystery.” (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, April 17, 2003, John Paul II)

The offices are sung in Latin with Gregorian chant

They will honor with a special devotion the Virgin, Mother of God, model and protector of all consecrated life. (Constitutions)

Lectio divina and silent prayer help to interiorize the choral office and to establish a dialogue of the heart with God. (Constitutions)