Convent of the Incarnation · Fairacres · Parker Street · Oxford · OX4 1TB Telephone: +44 (0) 1865 721301 Email Us
Timetable ...
Our life is ordered around a community timetable. It is not rigid, but gives structure to the day. The basic outline of our day is:
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6.00am |
Matins |
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Breakfast / Prayer |
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9.00am |
Terce / the Eucharist |
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10.15am |
Work |
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12.15pm |
Sext (Mid-day Office) |
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Dinner / Washing up / Free time |
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2.00pm |
None (afternoon Office) |
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2.20pm |
Work/Recreation / Choir Practice / Gardening / Meetings | |
| 4.30pm |
Quiet work / Prayer | |
5.30pm |
Vespers | |
| Supper / Washing up | ||
| Personal space / Jesus Prayer / Bible study | ||
8.00pm |
Compline |
We aim at a balance between the corporate and the solitary aspects of our life, and between liturgical and non-liturgical prayer. The Divine Office punctuates the day, and two periods of solitary prayer are provided for.
