This is a service to praise God for the coming day. We praise God for sun and moon, wind and hail. We praise God for all creation, and for giving us life. We praise God for all He has given us, in our voices as we welcome the new day. Terce means three, as in the Hebraic understanding of time, was three hours past dawn.
Terce is the time to get on with the work of the day.
So Terce is like a warm-up exercise for the day. Some go shopping, gardening, or are assigned one of hundreds of little tasks required to maintain the convent. The Sisters are a community, sharing their food, music, prayers, and home with each other. They pool their talents and resources to support this celibate kibbutz. Sext Sext follows the Hebraic time of six, or six hours past dawn.