Monastic Services
-- All services are in English --
Monday - Friday:
6:00 - 8:00 am: Matins & First Hour: Open to the public
12:00 - 12:15 pm: Third & Sixth Hour / Akathist: Open to the public
5:30 - 6:15 pm: Ninth Hour & Vespers: Open to the public (at St James Church)
7:00 - 7:30 pm: Compline: Monks only
6:00 - 8:00 am: Matins & First Hour: Open to the public
12:00 - 12:15 pm: Third & Sixth Hour / Akathist: Open to the public
5:30 - 6:15 pm: Ninth Hour & Vespers: Open to the public (at St James Church)
7:00 - 7:30 pm: Compline: Monks only
Schedule Changes:
No changes at this time.
Upcoming Divine Liturgies:
Friday, December 13 -- Matins at 6:00 am, Liturgy at 8:00 am
St Romanos Hermitage attends weekend services with St James Orthodox Church in Williamston, Michigan. Please refer to their website (click here) for weekend and feastday service schedules. Monastic Daily Schedule Weekday Schedule: |
6:00 am: Matins and First Hour
8:00 am: Personal ascetic time
9:00 am: Monastic Trade
12:00 pm: Third and Sixth Hour
12:30 pm: Trapeza in silence with a reading followed by clean-up
1:00 pm: Monastic Trade
4:00 pm: Personal ascetic time
5:30 pm: Ninth Hour and Vespers
6:45 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm: Compline
7:30 pm: Remainder of night spent in silence and personal ascetic time
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday:
Morning: Personal ascetic time and/or work
12:00 pm: Trapeza preparation, meal & clean-up
1:00 pm: Monastic Trade
4:00 pm: Personal ascetic time
5:30 pm: Ninth Hour and Vespers
6:30 pm: Personal ascetic time for remainder of evening
Sunday:
8:50 am: Matins/Orthros, Divine Liturgy, communal trapeza at church, kitchen clean-up
1:00 pm: Personal ascetic time for remainder of day
8:00 am: Personal ascetic time
9:00 am: Monastic Trade
12:00 pm: Third and Sixth Hour
12:30 pm: Trapeza in silence with a reading followed by clean-up
1:00 pm: Monastic Trade
4:00 pm: Personal ascetic time
5:30 pm: Ninth Hour and Vespers
6:45 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm: Compline
7:30 pm: Remainder of night spent in silence and personal ascetic time
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday:
Morning: Personal ascetic time and/or work
12:00 pm: Trapeza preparation, meal & clean-up
1:00 pm: Monastic Trade
4:00 pm: Personal ascetic time
5:30 pm: Ninth Hour and Vespers
6:30 pm: Personal ascetic time for remainder of evening
Sunday:
8:50 am: Matins/Orthros, Divine Liturgy, communal trapeza at church, kitchen clean-up
1:00 pm: Personal ascetic time for remainder of day
"What is the most important thing in one's spiritual life?
To guard the peace in our hearts." -- Elder Thaddeus
To guard the peace in our hearts." -- Elder Thaddeus