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Apart from the hours necessary for sleeping and eating, the daily schedule of the anchorite is divided among three activities. These are liturgical worship, private prayerful spiritual reading, and work.
The several hours of private prayer and reading are devoted especially to Sacred Scripture, but also may include other writings of spiritual, religious and theological importance.
Anchoritic life as specifically monastic requires the anchorite to be responsible for cooking, cleaning, laundry, grounds keeping and whatever else is necessary to maintain the hermitage.

Midnight Office - 1:00 AM
Vigils 5:30 A.M.
Lauds - 7:00 AM
Centering Prayer
Lectio Divina
Terce - 9:00 AM
Sext - Noon
Ministry, Rest, Prayer, Work.
Vespers - 4:30 PM
Veil
Compline

Grand silence until after Sext.
Fasting 8:00 PM until after Sext
Sunday Eucharist 10:30 am