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Scroll down to see all the opportunities for prayer that we have in our parish. Opportunities include: pray using the Labyrinth, pray using the examen prayer and more!


Ongoing Prayer Opportunities

 
Monday
Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion
Community Prayer Group
 
Tuesday
Adoration
 
Wednesday
Centering Prayer
 
Thursday
Rosary & Mass
Noon Labyrinth Prayer
 
Friday
Rosary & Mass
 
Saturday
Men & Women's Prayer
 
Sunday
Mass

Pray Using the labyrinth

How to Pray using St. Bridget Labyrinth
 

There is no wrong way to walk the labyrinth.  In fact, walking is not even required.  Walk, sit, watch, skip, dance, pray or simply be in the presence of what is divine.

One process involves 3 phases:

The Journey in
Being in the Center
The Journey out.
The Journey In
· Shed your distractions, release your thoughts.
· At the entrance, breathe deeply and offer a silent prayer. Focus in this time on a question, situation, or a feeling, you may be holding in your mind and heart. 
· Invite God to walk with you. 
· Ask God what word or direction He may have for you today. 
· Enter. Walk.  Go at whatever pace feels natural, keeping in mind how we are encouraged to rush—think seriously about slowing down.

The Center
· The center is a place to pause and dwell with God
· Rest in the divine presence. 
· Pray for your own needs
· Pray for others
· Seek guidance on how to integrate a new insight into your life.

Journey Out
· Turn and follow the same path out.
· Again, walk at your own pace.
· Allow the walk out to prepare you for re-entry and to
· integrate what you have learned or received.
· When you reach the threshold, pause and give thanks.

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Suggestion for Labyrinth Prayer

Coming Home to my Center
Joyce Rupp, Prayers to Sophia

Steadfast Love,
enfold me with your calmness
and evenness of temper,
wrap me round with tender embrace.
Gather me under your sheltering wings.
Hold me in the nest of your abiding love,
For I am a scattered one today
in need of a strongly grounded center.
Vision and Guidance,
direct my every step and action
in this day that is filled with activity.
Help my truest, most loving self
to shine through all I am and all I do.
Permeate my entire being
until I sing fully of your love.
Keep me close to your heart,
Where I know I belong.
Direct me to you, my Center,
Where I find peace, harmony,
satisfaction, guidance,
all I need
to travel the path of life well.
Keep calling to my spirit:
“Come home!  Come home!”


Pray using the examen prayer


 


Community Prayer Group

The Community Prayer Group consists of a group of people from varying backgrounds who meet regularly (usually weekly) in a relaxed atmosphere of love and support for one another in an effort to grow in the knowledge and love of God, and to show this love in their attitude towards each other and to their neighbor. Each prayer meeting is open to anyone who wants to come.
 
God is praised with enthusiasm. Praise of God is characteristic of our prayer meetings, in line with the Catholic tradition in which praise permeates the liturgy, song, and prayer.
 
Large parts of the prayer meeting are reading daily scripture and then reflection on that scripture, where people are encouraged to listen to what the Lord is saying to them. Some participants may sense a message from the Holy Spirit to speak a word of encouragement or message to the group. After discussing the day's scripture, we move to Intercessory prayer. These are prayers for the needs of the world, the Church, parish, home and personal requests sent to us and those on the Prayer Wall. Prayer for healing is always available for those who ask for it. Many of our prayer participants are trained in Healing prayer.

We meet Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Contact the church office
for the name and number to contact the leader with questions.