A monastery is a place where either women or men are called to live and pray together in community under the guidance of a prioress or abbot. Only vowed men and women live the Rule of Benedict. Followers of the way of Benedict who associate themselves formally are called Oblates. Individuals have also found the Rule a guide for their daily living. People are not welcome to visit the monastery.
Sisters go to church every day and they have to pray all the time.
Because we have chosen a way of life that essentially is to seek God, prayer is central to our lives. Prayer helps us to become more sensitive to God's activity in the people, events and circumstances of daily life and empowers us to reach out in ministry to others.