Monastic prayer marks the distinctive movements of the day,
the liturgical year, and the Christian life.
It is time made holy.
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Liturgy of the Hours
The monastic community welcomes you to join us for Morning, Midday, and Evening Prayer. As we pray the Psalms as a community, we bring our own lives into conversation with the Word of God.
This continuous dialogue of praise, thanksgiving and lamentation, turns our hearts to the needs of the entire human community and challenges us to become the Word we hear.
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Winter Schedule
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Morning Prayer |
Midday Prayer |
Evening Prayer |
Eucharist |
Sunday |
8:00 a.m. |
11:45 a.m. |
4:30 p.m. |
9:00 a.m. |
Monday |
6:30 a.m. |
12 noon |
6:30 p.m. |
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*Tuesday |
6:30 a.m. |
12 noon |
6:30 p.m. |
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Wednesday |
6:30 a.m. |
12 noon |
6:30 p.m. |
7:00 a.m. |
Thursday |
6:30 a.m. |
12 noon |
6:30 p.m. |
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Friday |
6:30 a.m. |
12 noon |
6:30 p.m. |
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Saturday |
9:00 a.m. |
12 noon |
5:00 p.m.
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*Includes shared lectio divina at Morning Prayer
COMPLINE is celebrated Monday and Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
during the sacred seasons of ADVENT and LENT
Weekday Eucharist according to the availability of a presider |
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Sunday Eucharist
 The monastic life is nourished, sustained, and strengthened by the celebration of the Sunday Eucharist. The Benedictine Sisters of Virginia have been blessed with a large extended community of worshipers who join us on the Lord's Day. We are enriched by their prayerful presence. |
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Lectio Divina
The practice of lectio divina, or "sacred reading," is as old as monasticism itself. It is a way of praying with Scripture; of sitting with the Word. Saint Benedict believed that listening to the Word of God would change us, challenge us and transform us into the image of the Christ whom we seek. Lectio is the daily spiritual practice of monastics and of Oblates as well. It is a form of prayer that anyone can begin, using these four simple steps. |
I. Lectio
Listen to the Word of God "with the ear of your heart."
II. Meditatio
Ponder God's Word in your heart.
III. Oratio
Pray by letting your being speak to God.
IV. Contemplatio
Rest in God's presence. |
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Saint Benedict Monastery | 9535 Linton Hall Road | Bristow, VA 20136 | 703-361-0106 
