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A Day at the Carmel

Daily Schedule:
5:30 a.m.
Rise
6:00 a.m.
Angelus followed by one hour silent prayer
7:00 a.m.
Lauds (Morning Prayer of the Breviary) after which Grand Silence ends
7:30 a.m.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass followed by 15 minutes silent Thanksgiving Terce (Midmorning Prayer)
8:45 a.m.
Breakfast
9:30 a.m.
Novitiate lessons, or half an hour of Spiritual Reading
10:00 a.m.
Manual Work
11:45 a.m.
Sext (Midday Prayer)
12:00 p.m.
Angelus followed by Dinner
1:00 p.m.
Recreation
2:00 p.m.
None (Midafternoon Prayer) followed by singing practice
3:00 p.m.
Manual Work
4:30 p.m.
Vespers (Evening Prayer) followed by one hour silent prayer
6:00 p.m.
Angelus followed by Supper
7:00 p.m.
Recreation
8:00 p.m.
Compline (Night Prayer) followed by Grand Silence until after Lauds the next day
Free time in your room
9:30 p.m.
Matins (Office of Readings)
10:30 p.m.
Retire