Liturgy refers to the four times a day when the monks gather in common prayer. Lectio is solitary prayer, a practice especially emphasized in Camaldolese spirituality. It incorporates scriptural study and contemplative meditation. The Presider generally offers a homily applying the scripture readings to daily life. Chants, hymns, readings, andprayer are offered in the Chapel.
Labor is a required part of each day.
Thousands of others have attended retreats offered by Camaldolese monks in their home communities or at Incarnation Monastery. Over three hundred men and women have become Camaldolese Oblates, lay persons who strive to integrate monastic spirituality into their daily lives. Oblates regularly return to the Hermitage for spiritual counseling, and attend retreats conducted in northern and southern California by the Oblate Chaplain for active local oblate groups in those areas.