A Day in the Life ... of a Monk |
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6.45 p.m. Supper. As with the other meals, this is taken in silence, but the reading is lighter and more entertaining: it may be biography, history or travel writing. |
| 7.15 p.m. | Community Recreation. After we have tidied up in the refectory, this is the time to relax together as a monastic family, to swap news, ideas, stories, and just to be together.
It is important to have this time for conversation, as monasteries are very busy places, and people might not otherwise get the chance to talk. |
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8.00 p.m. Compline. The last part of the Divine Office, which we sing by heart in the darkened Church. After Compline there is silence in the monastery until breakfast the next morning. Some will go to bed soon afterwards; for others there is still work to be done: the school will not quieten down until 11.30 p.m. I tend to get to bed around 10.00 p.m.
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Fr. Michael at prayer |
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