After being named Billboard's No. 1 Classical Traditional Artist of 2012 and 2013, the The Benedictines of Mary, nuns of northwest Missouri monastery, released their third album, Lent At Ephesus on Feb. 11.

The nuns sing together daily, typically for five hours per day, and as part of their daily life of prayer. This group of 22 nuns, whose average age is about 29, are more traditional than modern day nuns in the sense that they still wear black and white habits that many modern day nuns deserted half a century ago.

Their newest album includes a Capella songs, elaborate harmonies, and hymns of glory and redemption; all in preparation for Easter to capture the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Unlike many U.S. nuns who devote themselves to public activities such as nursing or teaching, the gifted nuns' main focus is singing each of the 150 poetic writings found in the book of Psalms in which they also do in Latin.

Their music ministry began when someone who had heard their chanting suggested they make a CD as a thank-you to benefactors. "With God," said Mother Cecilia Snell to Fox News, "all things are possible."

Snell was a former French horn player in the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in Ohio, and now acts as the producer for the group.

Matt Abramovitz, program director for New York classical radio station WQXR, is featuring the new album on air. He told Fox that the station did not know what to make of it when the nuns' first record arrived.

"They're not professional singers," he said. "They aren't singing traditional classical repertoire, which is what we normally play, but we gave it a listen, and we were stunned by the quality of the performance and the sincerity. And they really were a hit with our audience."

The nuns' have had a total of three studio albums including their latest work. Their earlier releases consist of Advent at Ephesus and Angels and Saints at Ephesus.

The nuns' use some of the profit they make from the recordings to help pay off the monastery they moved into in 2010 outside Gower, a town of about 1,500 that is located about 35 miles north of Kansas City.

Being isolated by choice, Snell said to Fox the attention the music is attracting is the "last thing" she thought would happen when she decided to become a nun.

The album is now available for purchase on iTunes.