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Our Life of Prayer
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When you pray to God in psalms and hymns,
Each day the Sisters attend Mass and Eucharistic Adoration, chant the Liturgy of the Hours, recite together the Rosary, and have periods of meditation.
meditate in your heart on that which you utter with your voice.
– Rule of St. Augustine –
The Sister’s pursuit of union with God in her religious profession is realized above all in the life of prayer which is her “foremost obligation” (Code of Canon Law, 663 §1) and essential to her holiness. Like the Apostles at the Transfiguration, the Sister is called up the mountain to “intimacy with the Master [and] the splendor of the Trinitarian life” (Vita Consecrata, 14). By means of personal and communal prayer, lived fully and “above all in the liturgy” the Sister enters into a life-giving conversation with Christ, through this reciprocal sharing, discovers “the secret of a truly vital Christianity” (Novo Millennio Ineuente, 32).
Vigilant of the “insidiousness of mediocrity in the spiritual life” (The Service of Authority and Obedience, 12), and conscientiously seeking effective antidotes to sloth, Sisters should proactively pursue creative means to nurture a prayer life that is “worthy, attentive, and devout” (General Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours, 19).
Through their chanting of the Liturgy of the Hours, the Sisters participate in the “consecration of time,” (General Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours, 10) and the praising of God with the Church in Heaven. Sisters, schooled in the rubrics, purpose, and fruits of this form of prayer, should approach the Hours with a sense of reverence and as an opportunity for growth as she partakes in “the greatest honor of Christ’s bride” and an exchange in which “God speaks to His people...and His people reply in song and prayer” (General Instruction for the Liturgy of the Hours, 15; 14).
Seeking always to make it well, the Sisters should regard with priority the inestimable value of the community period of meditation of at least thirty minutes each day (Code of Canon Law, 663 §3). Mental prayer, which engages the “thought, imagination, emotion, and desire” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2708), becomes in its practice, a life-giving encounter with the Beloved, Who stands knocking at the door of the heart (Revelation 3:20).
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Divine OfficeWe participate in the prayers of the Church through the daily chanting of the Liturgy of the Hours.
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Holy HourSpending an hour before Christ in the monstrance fosters a deep spiritual life in the hearts of each Sister.
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The Holy Sacrifice of the MassOur daily reception of the Holy Eucharist enkindles our apostolic zeal for the salvation of souls.
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The Most Holy RosaryA Christian without prayer is a like a warrior without a weapon. In the battle for Truth our primary weapon is the rosary.
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MeditationWe spend a period of half an hour conversing with Christ as a means of growing in intimacy with Him.
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Spiritual ReadingDeeper knowledge of the Truth is obtained through our frequent reading of Sacred Scripture and other spiritual texts.
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Private PrayerWe each foster our own personal prayer life through individually chosen devotions and spiritual exercises.
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Prayer in ChoirMonastic movements in communal prayer such as bowing, standing, kneeling, sitting, and processions have a rich history of fostering a deeper involvement in prayer through the use of the entirety of one’s body.
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