That our prayers may find the heart of every priest and bishop.

A call to strengthen the Church by ensuring that a Holy Hour is prayed each day of the week for the sole intention of a specific priest or bishop—a “holy wasting” (cf. Mt. 26:10) or lavishing of prayer for his deeper conformity to Christ.

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In strengthening the priest
you strengthen the whole Church…
Strengthen the priest
and you strengthen the whole foundation,
you strengthen everything in the Church.

Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald, S.P.

Communiqués

To Jesus, Through Mary

Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "De Maria numquam satis"-"Concerning Mary there is never enough" Ancient adage of the Church When we go to Mary she points to Jesus, she gives us Jesus - always.  How fitting that each New Year of the Lord begins with the Solemnity...

A Gift that Lavishes

Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "For it is in giving that we receive."  - St Francis of Assisi Most of us have likely received a gift that has overwhelmed our heart either because of its extravagance, an element of surprise or a grace of insight into the bigness of...

Giving Thanks

Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "Thou that hast given so much to me, Give me one thing more - a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me,  As if Thy blessings had spare days;  But such a heart, whose pulse may be Thy praise." - George Herbert Being grateful...

Bless Me, Father

Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "In failing to confess, Lord, I would only hide You from myself, not myself from You." - St Augustine Somewhere along the time line of 'finding the perfect gift' for newly ordained priests, my husband, Jeff, and I settled in on...

Into the Deep

Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch." Jesus, St. Luke 5:4 Our dear Shepherds are far from land lubbers.  With faces set as flint (Is 50:7) they learn to peer both upon and beyond the water, studying  pleasantries...

The Gift of Prayer

Seven Sister: One holy hour/one priest/each week/one heart of prayer Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "The best consolation is the next prayer." - St. Padre Pio When I arrived for holy Mass yesterday at the Missionaries of Charity Chapel in Minneapolis, Sr Dominique...

Renewing our Commitment

"Real love is demanding.  I would fail in my mission if I did not tell you so.  Love demands a personal commitment to the will of God." - Pope St John Paul II Greetings dearest Sisters... The appointed calendar time meets our heart readiness!  The reward of our time...

Seven Sisters in Art

Greetings dearest Sisters... When I happed upon this Legros paintingI swiftly passed a copy onto our Chaplain, Fr Joseph Johnson, with a re-title: "The Original Seven Sisters".   And indeed perhaps this century plus painting has something to say to us, the modern-day...

Discerning our Commitment

Greetings dearest Sisters... Early in the month I offered a Holy Hour for you - for the special intention of your active discernment regarding your involvement in Seven Sisters in the upcoming year.  I have not ceased smiling (or praying) as I so very often considered...

Dealing with Distractions

Seven Sister: One holy hour/one priest/each week/one heart of prayer "Each leaf, each blade of grass vies for attention. Even weeds carry tiny blossoms to astonish us." - Marianne Poloskey Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... A shared experience as intercessors, to this...

St. Margaret Clitherow

Let us remember the Feast of one of our patrons... St Margaret Clitherow, pray for us! "I die for the love of my Lord Jesu."- St Margaret Clitherow Feast Day - March 26 "March 26th is one of two days the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church honors a Pearl of Our...

The Chrism Mass: a Celebration of the Priesthood

Seven Sister: One holy hour/one priest/each week/one heart of prayer Greetings dearest Seven Sisters... "The priest is the minister who in turn becomes the dispenser of God's treasures.  These treasures are the fruits which have ripened on the tree of the Cross; they...