Valley of Our Lady Monastery is now an autonomous monastery of the Cistercian Order, which comprises monasteries of monks and nuns throughout the world. We are a community dedicated to the worship and praise of God through liturgical prayer. We gather in choir seven times a day to praise God and pray for the world. The Eucharistic celebration and the Divine Office are sung in Cistercian chant with Latin text. Christ, present in the Blessed Sacrament, is always in our midst.
All graces radiate from the Holy Eucharist.
We bake, cut, package and distribute altar breads to parishes as the principal means of meeting our daily material needs. Our day includes housecleaning, laundry, dishes and all the normal tasks of running a home. Skills are developed which contribute to the good of each Sister and to the community. Monastic enclosure and silence foster solitude and prayer. Community life, following the Rule of St. Benedict, provides balance and opportunities to grow in fraternal love.