“When you pray, say: Father…”

 

“In the depths of our being the Spirit of the Son continually cries Abba, Father!” (Gal 4:6).
Thus begins Chapter II of our Constitutions on Prayer Life.

Jesus has left as a legacy to those who follow Him a prayer that condenses, in a few words, the most intimate of His experience of God, His faith in the Kingdom, and His concern for the world. Our prayer to God is meant to be like His: for the Kingdom and for the world. “Prayer, which is of itself evangelizing, stimulates and strengthens our missionary thrust. It welcomes and makes its own the cultural riches of peoples, as it brings before God their hopes and their praise” (CS 2, 12).

The Eucharist, Mary of the Passion tells us, is the center of our life. Eucharist, thanksgiving. This ‘thanksgiving’ can take different forms: community prayer and personal prayer. But most of all, in communion with God and with our brothers and sisters, and “in welcoming His presence our life becomes prayer” (CS 2, 8).

The liturgy celebrated in community is ‘divine worship’, the prayer of the Church, of the People of God. It is God Himself who acts and, by His action, we are drawn to be transformed in Him. In order to help us in a liturgical prayer lived as a proclamation of the Gospel and of charity in action, this section proposes a calendar with the feasts of the saints that concern us more especially: saints of our Institute, Franciscan saints, etc., and some schemas of celebrations. The manner of praying of a group expresses its special relationship with God and constitutes an experience that binds all its members together in the same faith.

What is essential is that our prayer, both community and personal, while being prayer of the Church, be marked by our culture, our experiences, the moment we live, the trials we go through, the joys we feel, the transformations that accompany us…

 

Week of Aug 15th

  • The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

    All day
    08/15/2022

    Solennité de l'Assomption de la Sainte Vierge Marie / Solemnidad de la Asunción de la Virgen María

    In January 1888 Mary of the Passion wrote:

    To remain with the Eucharist is one of the reasons why Mary herself wished to stay on earth after the Ascension. (…) Mary asks us to take her place near the Eucharist.

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    En janvier 1888, Marie de la Passion écrivait :

    Rester avec l'Eucharistie est une des raisons qui ont fait désirer à Marie elle-même de rester sur la terre après l’Ascension. (…) Marie demande que nous la remplacions près de l´Eucharistie.

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    En enero de 1888, María de la Pasión escribió:

    Permanecer con la Eucaristía es una de las razones por las que María misma quiso quedarse en la tierra después de la Ascensión. (...) María nos pide que tomemos su lugar cerca de la Eucaristía.

  • St. Helen - patroness of the General House

    St. Helen - patroness of the General House

    All day
    08/18/2022

    Sainte Hélène - patronne de la Maison générale / Santa Elena - patrona de la Casa General