What was daily life like for a monk?

Answer 1

They got up at midnight and had the first service. The second service was at 6 o'clock in the morning, in between they could go back to bed. They washed in the cloisters and had breakfast (bread and ale). During the breakfast they kept silence. During the day they worked around the monastery - grew herbs, looked after the sick, taught children, cleaned the dormitories and the rerefectory and did some gardening, or went to the library and read or copied books.The third service was at about 9 o'clock am, and they had their daily meeting in the chapter house at 10 o'clock. High mass was at 11 o'clock.The fifth service was at 2 pm, the vespers were at 4 pm. Between the services they went on working or did some private reading. Supper was at 6 pm. The last service was at 7 pm and they went to bed at7:30.