St. Gabriel the Archangel
Vigils3:30
Lauds6:00
Terce / Mass8:30
Sext12:00
None14:30
Vespers17:30
Supper18:30
Compline19:45

O · S · B  —  FOUNDED MCMVII

That in all things God may be glorified.

A community of Benedictine monks, living the Rule of Saint Benedict in the high desert of New Mexico, and welcoming guests in search of God.
33 monks in solemn vows4 in formationUt In Omnibus Glorificetur Deus

Listen, my son.

“Listen carefully
to the master's instruction,
and incline the ear of your heart.”

— PROLOGUE · REGULA SANCTI BENEDICTI

The Rule of St. Benedict, written in the sixth century, has shaped this house for one hundred and nineteen years. Our day is a simple one — chanted prayer seven times a day, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, work in the gardens and the bindery, lectio divina, silence, and the company of brothers.
You are welcome to share in any of it. Pull up the wooden gate at the end of the road, and come in.

Horarium Monasticum

The shape of the day.

VigilsThe first watch of nightSung in the dark church · psalms & readings3:30 AM
LaudsMorning praiseFollowed by lectio & breakfast6:00 AM
TerceConventual MassSung in Latin · Gregorian propers8:30 AM
SextMidday prayer & the main mealRead aloud · table reading12:00
NoneMid-afternoon prayerFollowed by work in the gardens, kitchen, bindery2:30 PM
VespersEvening prayerOpen to all guests · Magnificat sung5:30 PM
ComplineLast prayer of the daySalve Regina · then the Great Silence begins7:45 PM

Hospitium

Let all guests be received as Christ.

We keep a guesthouse of fourteen cells, set apart from the cloister but joined to the church. Guests share in the Hours, take meals in silence with the community on most days, and are otherwise free to walk, to read, to sleep, to pray.
Stay
2 to 7 nights
Offering
$ as you are able
Reservation
Email guestmaster
Open year-round
Closed Holy Week to retreatants only
Write to the Guestmaster →
Guesthouse, north wing