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Which is the distribution of daily hours for Western (e.g. Benedictine) monks?

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I've been searching for some reference to the "usual" distribution of hours in terms of sleep, prayer, reading, working, etc for Western monasteries but cannot find a good reference online. I've computed a distribution based on [this website](https://christdesert.org/prayer/rule-of-st-benedict/chapter-48-the-daily-manual-labor/) but it's very sketchy. I know things vary by rule (Benedictine vs others), by date (Second Vatican Council shortened the Divine Office), local customs, etc. But any rough measure would be of help. My attempt so far for a normal day (no Sunday, no Feast, ...): - Work: 5 hrs - Reading: 2 hrs - Prayer (Mass + Divine Office): 6 hrs - Rest: 8hrs - Communal time (eating, meetings, etc): 3 hrs Is anyone aware of a more "official breakdown" of this? Or perhaps can compute a better distribution? PD: It's also true that in medieval times an hour wasn't fixed in 60 minutes but varied by the time of the year, a practice inherited from Roman times.
Asked by luchonacho (4702 rep)
Apr 28, 2021, 05:42 PM
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