New Camaldoli Hermitage

New Camaldoli Hermitage is a Benedictine monastery of the Camaldolese congregation perched above the Pacific along Highway 1 in Big Sur, within the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The monks celebrate Mass daily — every morning — and welcome retreat guests seeking silence and contemplative prayer amid one of the most dramatic coastlines in North America. It is among the rare places in California where visitors can participate in the ancient monastic Liturgy of the Hours alongside a living community of hermit monks.