Prayer

As women of prayer, Dominicans must develop their relationship with God through private prayer. A period of contemplation in silence is set aside in which each sister approaches God as He leads her

Mission Statement

The contemplative life has always held a most important place in the Church. Saint Dominic, our founder, has established it as an essential part of the Dominican Order

Enclosure

Our ENCLOSURE displayed through the grilles and surrounding walls frees our mind and heart of the many distractions to a life of prayer to which we are dedicated and allows us to concentrate without distractions on the reality of eternity.

Why Do Nuns Wear A Habit

Q & A will provide answers to questions you might have had for many days now or even for years about our customs and traditions or the way we live our life as cloistered Dominicans. So we invite you to check this page and see for yourselves answers to question like "Why do nuns wear a habit" and many more.

About the Dominican Cloistered Life

Did you ever ask how the Church looks at the Cloistered life today and what is its value in the present world? Do you need help how to find direction in the discernment of a religious vocation? Well, this is a good place for you to look at. F. Y.

Snapshots 2013

Although apart from the busy life in our city of Los Angeles, we are providing NEWS for those who are interested to follow the story of our hidden life within this cloistered walls. Pictures captured at different times and moments depicting our life and activities which occured in the Monastery are here to give you a bit of information of what and how monastic life in the Monastery of the Angels are lived and carried out. As the title suggests this page is mere

Our Lady of the Rosary

It was said that our Blessed Mother presented to St. Dominic the prayer of the Rosary as the effective means of conversion to his preaching. It was the mysteries of the Rosary that St.

Blessed Imelda of Lambertini (1322 - 1333)

"Patroness of All First Communicants"

Daughter of one of the eldest and wealthiest counts and countesses of Lambertini, Imelda was born in Bologna in 1322. She grew up in an exemplary Christian family known for its many religious including a pope, Pope Benedict XIV.

Special Events

In the community are special events the nuns usually look and celebrate with anticipation and excitement. These events are nothing else than the remembrance of one's birthday and feast day. The celebration always begins with prayer and then the sisters greet the celebrant with a song. A delicious informal meal, with no reading and of course not rushing to finish quickly, makes it very different and enjoyable. We talk and make jokes at table thus enriching our relationships with one another. Occasiona