At present the community in North Guilford numbers 33 sisters and we continue in the way given us by Saint Dominic for following Christ and living according to the Gospel. Our Rule reminds us that the first reason we are gathered together in community is to live in harmony, having one mind and heart in God. This unity transcends the limits of the monastery and attains its fullness in communion with the whole Church of Christ. Prayer is the heart of our life and its rhythm pervades both the day and the night. The Liturgy of the Eucharist and the Hours, the reflective reading of Scripture, the prayer of adoration, and solitary prayer all continually lead us to seek the face of the Lord and to make unceasing intercession for the salvation of all people. Our monastic enclosure with its atmosphere of silence and simplicity, our community life and the holding of all things in common, the observance of the gospel counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience, our study, and our work are among the other essential elements in our life. All of these find their unity in a single goal: that the Word of God may dwell more abundantly in the monastery.