Daily work in the monastery
Manual work has always been an essential part of monastic life. It
helps create a balance and serves to earn a living. Where possible,
we work alone, but if several Sisters are needed for a particular
work, we try to maintain a prayerful silence.
The Bread of Life:
We support ourselves mainly by altarbread making, supplying
many parishes in Dublin and throughout Ireland, even a few in
Africa. Most of the Sisters in the community are involved in this
work - from making up the initial batter of flour and water to
baking the sheets of breads, damping and cutting out the hosts,
weighing and packing up the finished breads for collection or
postage. You can view a short film of our altar-bread making
process on YouTube. Click Here.
Serving the needs of the community:
Outdoor duties:
We try to supply our kitchen with some fresh fruit and vegetables
and we also like to keep some colourful flowers in bloom
throughout the year! In the garden, we are filled with reverence
and wonder at the mystery of growth and the changing of the
seasons. Whether it is weeding, pruning, planting, fruit-picking
or sweeping up leaves, our outdoor duties put us in closer contact
with our Creator.
Caring for the sick and elderly:
We cherish our elderly and sick sisters and support them in their
frailty. They inspire us with their peace and serenity.
Office work:
Of course, every household has bills to pay, maintenance to be
carried out, service contracts to meet, and as a charitable
organisation, we also have legislation to comply with. Office
work can be a hidden and unrecognised duty, but those involved
know there is a lot of computer work and paperwork to be done
each day. Our Altarbread department creates its own accounting
work also. The Prioress has the responsibility of responding to
the many letters we receive, and maintaining this website also
creates some office-based work!!
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Daily work in the monastery
Manual work has always been an essential part of monastic
life. It helps create a balance and serves to earn a living.
Where possible, we work alone, but if several Sisters are
needed for a particular work, we try to maintain a prayerful
silence.
The Bread of Life:
We support ourselves mainly by altarbread making, supplying
many parishes in Dublin and throughout Ireland, even a few in
Africa. Most of the Sisters in the community are involved in
this work - from making up the initial batter of flour and water
to baking the sheets of breads, damping and cutting out the
hosts, weighing and packing up the finished breads for
collection or postage. You can view a short film of our altar-
bread making process on YouTube. Click Here.
Serving the needs of the community:
Outdoor duties:
We try to supply our kitchen with some fresh fruit and
vegetables and we also like to keep some colourful flowers in
bloom throughout the year! In the garden, we are filled with
reverence and wonder at the mystery of growth and the
changing of the seasons. Whether it is weeding, pruning,
planting, fruit-picking or sweeping up leaves, our outdoor
duties put us in closer contact with our Creator.
Caring for the sick and elderly:
We cherish our elderly and sick sisters and support them in
their frailty. They inspire us with their peace and serenity.
Office work:
Of course, every household has bills to pay, maintenance to
be carried out, service contracts to meet, and as a charitable
organisation, we also have legislation to comply with. Office
work can be a hidden and unrecognised duty, but those
involved know there is a lot of computer work and paperwork
to be done each day. Our Altarbread department creates its
own accounting work also. The Prioress has the responsibility
of responding to the many letters we receive, and maintaining
this website also creates some office-based work!!
< BACK
NEXT >