mary's set the rhythm of life at the abby at glencairn. sounding the call to worship. >> on this day, sister michelle rings double bells for the feast of ascencion. >> it has the knack to do it, and one or two of us have the knack, so that's why i was ringing the double bells. >> from the young age, i had a yearning to be a none, in my teens, so it was part of my journey in seeking a life where i felt i could be as close or seek god as much as possible. >> life here is all about seeking god. this is ireland's only cistercian monastery for women, founded in 1932. >> it's a place where god is loved and worshipped, and it's a place where we pray for humanity. we're conscious of interceding before god for people. and it's a place of conversatic where we constantly try to become who we are meant to be as fully human persons and overcome to demons and the less positive aspects of our life. >> in some ways life here is the same as it's always been, governed by the rule of st. benedict. seven times a day, the nuns gather for prayer, starting well