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BETHLEHEM, CT- 11 OCTOBER 2005- 101105BF56-- The cloistered Benedictine nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem devote a large portion of their day to pray and Gregorian chant. The day begins at 1:50 a.m. when the community rise for morning prayer, in Gregorian chant (Matins) and ends at 8 p.m. with prayer (Compline). Here, sisters bow to an alter from behind the grille at the Jesu Fili Mariae church after the evening Vespers. .Photo by Robert Falcetti