Opus Dei

Proverbs 12:1

          Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates
          correction is stupid.

I am taken by the monastic discipline of prayer and work. I believe that the monastics learned early on that without structure and accountability, the work of God - Opus Dei would not be accomplished. The monastic finds her home in communion with God and realizes that such times of intimacy (and sometimes boredom) do not come by wishing it to be so, but through carefully planning. Take a look at this schedule and see how you can make it your own.

In Cistercian monastery seven times every day the community assembles in the church to sing God’s praise and listen to God’s Word. Generally we use the traditional Latin names for these times of prayer:

Vigils – beginning some time during the early hours, around 4 a.m. while it is still dark;
Lauds – morning prayer, at daybreak;
Terce – mid-morning prayer, around 9 a.m;
Sext - midday prayer, around noon;
None – mid-afternoon prayer, around 3 p.m;
Vespers – evening prayer, ideally at sunset;
Compline - night prayer, which completes the day.

May God direct in your discipline of the Opus Dei.