Pray, Then, Like This

Our prayer

Liturgically, our prayer life includes daily Mass, the source and summit of the Christian life.

We also begin every day in our households with Brothers joining together to chant the Church’s Morning Prayer found in the Liturgy of the Hours. Most days of the week we also chant Evening Prayer together before eating dinner. Both Daytime and Night Prayer are prayed individually to provide more schedule flexibility in light of Brothers’ various service responsibilities.

The Brothers also worship the Lord charismatically most days to express our joy and thanksgiving in the personal Lordship of Jesus over our lives.

As for personal prayer, the Brothers spend at least 30 to 60 minutes a day in meditation, usually in our chapel before the Blessed Sacrament, seeking the Lord’s and the Holy Spirit’s wisdom and guidance. Brothers also devote time each week to study or spiritual reading, focusing especially on the Word of God.

Another important component of our prayer life is our weekly celebration of the Lord’s Day at sundown each Saturday evening. Modeled after the Jewish Shabbat, this observance celebrates the Lord’s resurrection and all that Jesus has done for us.