Timetable
We warmly welcome you to our Retreat Centre here in beautiful Ngakuru and we pray that you will have a peaceful and fruitful stay with us.
“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”
Liturgy
The Divine Office, the Official Prayer of the Church, is one that has been sung by countless Benedictine Monks and Nuns for hundreds of years from the 5th Century down to the present day and continues to be sung by the Tyburn Nuns, seven times a day.
Holy Mass for Tyburn Monastery Rotorua
Rev. Fr. Aidan Mulholland is the chaplain of our community. He is living on site in the Chaplains flat. The Mass times are as follows for the monastery in Rotorua only (Bombay monastery has Mass at 11.00am on Saturday and Sunday only) and any future changes will be noted here.
HOLY MASS TIMETABLE
The times of Holy Mass, and any changes, will be as seen below:
Sunday : 10am
Monday :9:00am (18th - 7am)
Tuesday : 9:00am
Wednesday : 9:00am
Thursday : 9:00am
Friday : 9:00am
Saturday: 9am
Nocturns
5:30am (Saturday and Sunday 6.30am)
Lauds
6:50am (Saturday 8.20am and Sunday 8.00am)
Terce
8:35am ( Sunday 9.35am)
Sext
12:05pm
None
2:45pm
Vespers
4:20pm
Compline
7:40pm
During the day the Sisters have Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament for as long as they are able. If you would like to take part in this adoration by yourself (for a half hour e.g.) please contact the Guest Mistress.
Christmas Timetable
24th December Christmas Eve
10:50pm Solemn Vigil (Nocturns)
12:00am Christmas Midnight Mass
(refreshments served in the guesthouse after Mass)
25th December Christmas Day
9am Holy Mass of Christmas Day
26th December
9am Holy Mass
Rest of the Octave of Christmas as usual
Meals
Dinner
12:30pm
Supper
6:30pm
Main meal is at midday. Breakfast is self- serve in the mornings. Tea/coffee available any time of the day. Please try to be punctual when the meals are being served. It would be appreciated if the Spirit of Monastic Silence could be maintained, in respect of other retreatants.
Those who have special diets (gluten free, (please also indicate if you have full celiac disease) dairy free, vegetarian etc.) need to advise the monastery when booking. Main meals will be provided for them, but breakfast foods and snacks must be brought by the individual. There are fridges to keep them in if necessary.
Thank you.
God bless you!