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What Monks got up to Every Day
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Monks worked hard doing
lots of jobs for their community and for the villagers and townsfolk
around them. They still had lots of praying to do though, at 9 different
church services throughout the day and night!
- 2.00am - 'Matins' Church
Service, then back to Bed
- 4.00am - 'Lauds' Church Service,
then back to Bed
- 6.00am - 'Prime' Church Service
- 6:30am - Breakfast while
servants have church service
- 7.00am - Wash followed by
Reading
- 9.00am - 'Terce' Church Service
- 10.00am - 'Chapter' Meeting
- 10.30am - Conversation followed
by Work
- 11.00am - High Mass Church
Service
- 12.00pm - 'Sext' Church Service
- 1.00pm - Hand
washing followed by Lunch
- 1.30pm - Rest
- 2.00pm - Work
- 3.00pm - 'Nones' Church Service
- 4.00pm - Work
- 5.00pm - 'Vespers' Church
Service
- 6.00pm - Dinner
- 6.30pm - Walking or Reading
- 8.00pm - 'Compline' Church
Service
- 9.00pm - Bedtime
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