seven o'clock
The Night Office was not said at Malford , where the liturgical worship of the day began with Lauds and Prime at six . On Mark devolved the duty of waking the brethren in the morning , which was done by striking the door of each cell with a hammer and saying : _ The Lord be with you _ , whereupon the sleeping brother must rise from his couch and open the door of his cell to make the customary response . After Lauds and Prime , which lasted about half an hour , the brethren retired to their cells to put them in order for the day and to meditate until seven o'clock , unless they had been given tasks out of doors . At seven o'clock , if there was a priest in the monastery , Mass was said ; otherwise meditation and study was prolonged until eight o'clock , when breakfast was eaten . Those who had work in the fields or about the house departed after breakfast to their tasks . At nine Terce was said , which was not attended by the brethren working out of doors ; at twelve Sext was said attended by all the brethren , and at twelve-fifteen dinner was eaten . After dinner , the brethren retired to their cells and meditated until one o'clock , when their various duties were resumed , interrupted only in the case of those working indoors by the office of None at three o'clock .