Of silence and stone in the cloister: Fairfield Carmelites build new monastery

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The nuns spend up to six hours per day in formal prayer, and the remainder of the day is spent in silence and personal prayer.

“When we wash dishes, for example, we say prayers for the holy souls in purgatory,” explained Mother Therese. “We try to knit the whole day together in prayer.”

 
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