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We’re Father Shane Johnson and Christiane Esser.

Father Shane is a Catholic priest with the Legionaries of Christ at St. Peter’s Parish in Yonkers, NY. Christiane, a consecrated woman in Regnum Christi, lives in Rhode Island and works at Mater Ecclesiae College.

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All sisters of the Missionaries of Charity make a daily holy hour because we find that through our daily holy hour our love for Jesus becomes more intimate, our love for each other more understanding, and our love for the poor more compassionate. Our holy hour is our daily family prayer where we get together and pray the Rosary before the exposed Blessed Sacrament the first half hour, and the second half hour we pray in silence.

Our adoration has doubled the number of our vocations. In 1963 we were making a weekly holy hour together, but it was not until 1973, when we began our daily holy hour, that our community started to grow and blossom.

Mother Teresa in 1984

Anonymous

Hi Fr! I am 17 and will be entering a beautiful order of Dominican sisters in August! :D When I was discerning there was a sort of pressure to find 'the answer' (as I am sure many people can relate). Now that the pressure is gone I am really struggling with becoming spiritually lazy. I want to deepen my prayer life and spend more time with my beloved <3 and I know that it is essential, but I almost don't know where to begin; its a bit like starting over. Any helpful tips? Thanks!

Well, you’ll get a whole lot of help with that come August, but here are some random ideas that might help you develop some sort of practical resolution:

Read through the Bible according to one of the many good “reading plans” that are out there. Or just take parts of the New Testament. Or just take the Gospels and read them slowly, meditating on little portions day by day with the aid of a book like this.
Have you been praying the Rosary often?
Have you already visited all the shrines and special places of devotion in your area? Visits like that can be good opportunities to pray for your vocation and for all your future sisters (especially those who will be entering this year with you).
Definitely keeping in touch with a spiritual director this summer will be essential, so that you keep growing and stay motivated. It can be a very difficult time, as the little things start tugging on your heart and the devil does what (little) he can to disrupt the process.
Been spending time in adoration?

So those are very random things. The big picture is to grow in the natural spontaneous friendship with him, seeking to lovingly desire to do his will through the day. All of what’s above are just means to grow in that friendship.

God bless you, and I’ll pray for you at our Eucharistic Hour tonight!

- Father Shane