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FRANCISCAN SISTERS OF PERPETUAL ADORATION

How - and What - We Pray

While the reasons for prayer have not changed throughout human existence, the styles and types of prayer have evolved to include both ancient and contemporary approaches. Indeed, the only requirement of prayer is that it be intentional. Thus, the simple word "Please" can be a prayer, as can "Thanks." Silence can be a prayer, when directed to the Divine.

For those in religious life, prayer practices take on both communal and private significance. Daily, sisters pray together during such community prayers as Eucharist and Liturgy of the Hours. Their private prayers include everything from Lectio Divina (Holy Reading) to the rosary. In this article on the Sisters United News Web site, Catholic Sisters from seven Upper Mississippi River Valley communities reflect on the prayer practices significant to their orders.

Sisters United News (SUN) comprises communicators of 12 religious congregations of the Upper Mississippi Valley, including the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration. Collaborating for maximum impact and mutual support, SUN is dedicated to promoting and publicizing the values of Catholic Sisters living the Gospel in today's world. SUN represents sisters who live the gospel and whose values include: seeking God together in prayer and spirituality; embracing community; living in right relationship with all of creation; working for peace through justice.

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