Monasticism and religious orders, Anglican My first introduction to Anglican monasticism was a retreat at a monastery in Santa Barbara, California. I was a guest of the brothers of Mt. Calvary, a monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross. The Order of the Holy Cross is a Benedictine monastic community in the Episcopal Church, founded in 1884 by the Rev. James Otis Sergeant Huntington on the lower East Side of New York City. Huntington and the Rule of St. Benedict. The center of the life of each monastery of the Order is the corporate praying of the Divine Office four times a day and the celebration of the Eucharist.
Monks also spend time in private prayer and meditation.
The work of each house is varied depending on location and resources available to support the corporate life of the community. Associated with the Order of the Holy Cross are groups of lay people and clergy who participate in varying degrees in the prayer and work of each house of the Order. The Order of Julian of Norwich is a contemplative monastic order in the Episcopal Church. The Order was founded in Norwich, Connecticut in 1982, and its motherhouse is currently located in Waukesha, Wisconsin. It is an order of both men and women who follow the spirituality of Julian of Norwich.