You ask me to tell you about my daily schedule. We get up at five fifteen. At six we go to choir, where 
we have an hour of prayer. They close all the doors, and we see only the sanctuary lamp. It's really lovely. Then we say the Divine Office, praying the Hours. After that there is Mass and Communion, and we come with Rev. Mother to the novitiate a little before nine, reciting the "Miserere Mei." We ask for permission to leave our cells, to write letters, etc. We have a breakfast in a little room which is an oratory too. We put our cups on little benches and sit on the floor. At first I didn't know how to sit down, but now I am used to it...At ten forty five, the clappers sound to go to bed, and by 11 the lights are out so we can sleep. From Compline on we must keep the great silence.
we have an hour of prayer. They close all the doors, and we see only the sanctuary lamp. It's really lovely. Then we say the Divine Office, praying the Hours. After that there is Mass and Communion, and we come with Rev. Mother to the novitiate a little before nine, reciting the "Miserere Mei." We ask for permission to leave our cells, to write letters, etc. We have a breakfast in a little room which is an oratory too. We put our cups on little benches and sit on the floor. At first I didn't know how to sit down, but now I am used to it...At ten forty five, the clappers sound to go to bed, and by 11 the lights are out so we can sleep. From Compline on we must keep the great silence.
St. Teresa of Jesus of the Andes
(Letter #108 to her sister Rebecca)
Peace be with you!
Rosemarie
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St. Teresa of the Andes is where my Carmelite journey began!
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