At Assumption Abbey, we pay particular attention to our liturgical prayers, and this is reflected not only in the unity of our choir, or in the beauty of our renewed church, but even more importantly in the preparation that goes into the construction and execuition of the Divine Office. Fr. Odo and Br. Alban spend long hours selecting readings and hymns to complement the day, be it a major feast or solemnity, or a simple day in ordinary time. Their enthusiasm for the liturgy spills over into the whole community, with the lectors, servers, celebrants, and presiders paying particular attention to the preparation and performance of their liturgical functions.

Intergal to the liturgy is the music. Assumption Abbey has many talented musicians. Frs. Thomas and Odo, and Br. Aaron take particular care with the playing of the organ. Br. Aaron Jensen has composed much of the music that we use in the liturgy, including all of the Magnificat and Benedictus antiphons that we use every day. The monastic schola spends many hours rehearsing the Gregorian Chant peices that are performed throughout the year.

Brs. Aelred and Michael are our sacristans, and they spend many hours cleaning the church, decorating it, and assuring that vestments and other vessels of the altar are clean and ready for use. It is always a joy to enter the church, but all the more so after they have spent hours decorating the church for some special feast or season.