# Monastic Life ## Catechism of the Catholic Church Consecrated life marked by the public profession of religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and by a stable community life (in a monastery) with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours in choir (cf. [[1.2.3.9.p2a#^ccc-927|927]]). ## Vatican II - monastic life — "The principal duty of monks is to offer a service to the divine majesty at once humble and noble" — [[perfectae-caritatis#^pc-9|PC ¶9]]