The Rule of Saint Benedict finds it rather desirable that the monks provide for themselves out of their own labour. This is why monasteries have traditionally placed an emphasis on labour in addition to prayer. In the early times labour meant primarily agriculture and handicraft. From 1950 the Hungarian Benedictines were restricted to secondary education as the only possibility of work. Since the end of the communist regime in Hungary, in accordance with the Benedictine tradition, the Archabbey and the monks have the chance to rediscover new areas of work as well.