St Benedict Week - Divine Office
The Divine Office, also known as the Liturgy of Hours, is the prayer of the Church, praising and giving glory to God throughout the day. In his Rule, St Benedict calls it the work of God, Opus Dei, and he insists that nothing is to be preferred to it. In a monastery and, indeed, for any person or community that prays the Divine Office, it forms the rhythm that guides us through the day and helps turn our hearts to the Lord.
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During St Benedict Week you may like to try something new, so we've included details for joining Evening Prayer (Vespers) online and in person at different monasteries and with the Lay Community of St Benedict. If you would like to join at other hours of the day or if you would like to find out more, please follow the links. There are also links to other monasteries that do not stream online.
St Benedict Week is a time of awareness of the heritage of Benedictine monasteries in the UK & Ireland, praying communities of monks and sisters. They belong to 7 different congregations - the English Benedictine Congregation, Subiaco, Solesmes, Olivetan, Annunciation, Anglican & other. If you live close by, we invite you to go and pray the office with them, and support their mission of prayer and work.
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