Our Lady of Fontgombault Abbey

Daily Schedule for Offices
On Weekdays On Sunday and Feast Days
Lauds between 6:00 and 6:15 approx. 6:00
Low Masses between 6:35 and 7:00 approx. 6:50
Prime 8:15 8:15
Terce and High Mass 10:00 10:00
Sext 12:50 12:50
None 14:35 15:00 or 14:45
Vespers 18:00 17:00
Compline Open to the public only on major Feast days

   Important Feasts that change the weekday schedule :
1st and 6th January, 2nd and 10th February, 19th, 21st et 25th March, Monday and Tuesday in the Easter week, Ascension, Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, 1st May, 24th and 29th June, 11th July, 15th August, 8th September, 12th October, All Saints, 11th November, 8th December, Christmas and the two following days.

   Special Schedule on Thursdays :
None at 14:30 (15:00 in Advent and Lent) and, between 3rd May and 14th September, Vespers at 15:45. But if Thursday is a Feast day, this special schedule is transferred to the previous Tuesday.

   The particularities of each liturgical year as well as certain community events (funerals, ordinations, conventual retreats, etc.) can sometimes modify these schedules.

Liturgical Offices for Current Week

Download the Current Week Schedule (available in French only)