Does your faith life feel stagnant?
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Attending Sunday Mass but not feeling engaged?
Feel there's no time in your days to talk to God?
Wish your prayer life was more consistent?
Unsure of how to make your Catholic faith relevant and approachable to your children?
Wish there was more to your life than the daily grind of homemaking, work, and/or mothering?
You’re not alone… God loves you SO much… Yes, especially now…
You can begin, hour by hour, becoming holy
You CAN feel connected to God throughout your day
A Pew Research Study showed that, worldwide, 53% of people say that prayer is important in their daily lives, while 61% say that God plays an important role in their lives
This study showed that people are less likely to say that prayer is an important part of daily life than they are to say that God is important in their lives.
People in wealthier countries generally say that God and prayer are not especially important in their lives
...So, how do we bridge the gap?
Our earthly time should orient us towards Heaven.
Tune into ancient rhythms to reset your days.
You’ll walk through this lifestyle shift in 3 practical steps
Mindset
Our thoughts control our actions, and our actions influence our results. If we find God's divine design in the challenging moments of our day, we will find Him more consistently
Ritual
You'll break your days into time- and space-based containers, then design rituals and routines that connect you (and your family) with God all day long. You'll learn new prayers and re-appreciate familiar ones
Space
Did you know your nightstand can help increase your holiness? It's true! You'll carve out defined sacred spaces in your home in simple ways that build momentum
“The laity are…to carry the light of Christ into the ordinary circumstances of their lives.”
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON, INTRODUCTION TO LUMEN GENTIUM
Who is this course designed for?
All Catholic women who are willing to embrace integrating prayer into their lives, their work, and their families
Including but not limited to:
Working AND stay-at-home moms
Married AND unmarried women
Women who feel spiritually lost AND those who want to go deeper in their faith
Women desiring connection with God
Women longing for a connection with God
Women who are ready to transform their mindsets and environments
Perfectly imperfect daughters of God
What IS the Divine Office, anyway?
Why is it important? And why does it have so many names?
Divine Office
Known by a variety of names throughout the ages, the Divine Office is "the prayer of the whole people of God" (Pope St. Paul VI) and developed out of ancient Jewish prayer customs of praying with the Psalms at defined hours of the day and night. The Office is prayed using a Breviary prayer book
Breviary
The Divine Office was heavily influenced by Western monasticism and their practice of community prayer. It was designed for mandatory use by clergy. Following the Second Vatican Council, the Breviary was expanded to four books aligned with the liturgical year, and renewed to provide explanatory aids for the laity
Liturgy of the Hours
Revised in 1971, the newly-renamed Liturgy of the Hours "is the means of sanctifying the day" and is now "more easily related to the chronological hours of the day in...contemporary life." (Pope St. Paul VI) Laity are encouraged, although not bound, to pray the Hours, with particular importance given to Morning and Evening Prayer (known as "hinge hours").
Hi! I’m Shauna’h, a cradle Catholic and professed Secular Franciscan
As a child I wanted to be a nun when I grew up (Sister Act was my favorite movie). As a married mom of three young children (who also works full-time outside the home), I’ve realized that fitting in prayer and spiritual growth is a bit trickier than it would be in a convent.
Over time I’ve discovered and practiced the Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office or the Breviary) and found my prayer life transformed by plugging into the universal prayer rhythm of the Church.
The Divine Office can feel really overwhelming (what’s up with all those ribbons?!), and how on earth is a busy layperson supposed to fit all that praying into their schedule?
What's Included:
Live program begins Monday, January 8, 2023
6 weeks of audio, video, and text-based lessons with simple and practical ways to integrate prayer into your days using the rhythm of the Divine Office
Lessons will build on each other as we walk through the following topics: Morning, Evening, Sundays, Daytime (Work and Home), and a bonus With Your Family section
Action Guides for tackling each core time of your days and weeks
Video crash course on how to pray the hinge hours of the Liturgy of the Hours
Weekly online community gatherings (snacks, beverages, and/or children encouraged!) featuring prayer, group coaching, and sisterhood
Community support and accountability through the process of changing your environment and mindset about making space for God
Weekly planning emails with course calendar and upcoming feasts
Confidence to trust God and to trust yourself to implement change