Horarium (Times of Prayer)

You are welcome to join our Benedictine Abbey Community at the following times and to pray privately in the Abbey Church at any times between Vigils and Compline. 

Sometimes we need to change these times. It is wise to phone us on 02 4236 0011 to check or see the section below “Changes to the horarium.”

Time Liturgy
6.00 am Vigils
8.00 am Lauds
9.00 am Mass
12.30 pm Middle Hour
5.00 pm Vespers#
6.00 pm Compline*

Note:

#Vespers Every Monday, the sisters have a private prayer straight after Vespers. We would be grateful if you could vacate the church when Vespers is finished.
*Compline Compline is private to the community during the week but guests are welcome to join us on the weekends.
Thursday Thursday is the community’s day of rest. There will be no Liturgies held in the Abbey Church. The Church remains open throughout the day.
Desert Day On the first Sunday of every month Middle Hour is not prayed in the Church. The Church remains open throughout the day.

 

Changes to the horarium

We are still having our Christmas break horarium until Saturday, 10 Jan.

Thursday, 8 Jan – We will have 5 pm Vespers/Communion instead of 10 am Lauds/Mass.

We will be back to the normal horarium on Sunday, 11 Jan.