Posted on 01/28/2020 4:41:29 PM PST by marshmallow
LA CROSSE, Wisconsin- For nearly a century and a half, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have said prayers every hour of every day in their chapel in La Crosse.
But next month that practice will be coming to an end.
The sisters have announced that after a dozen years of study and reflection, they will begin to cut back their prayer ritual, which began in 1878, to 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily.
In 1997, prayer partners were invited to take the daytime hours while sisters living at St. Rose Convent continued the night hours. As demographics continued changing in the early 2000s, the sisters began studying the future of the practice.
“Our thoughtful study over the years has included a growing understanding of a modern way to live in adoration through our prayer lives and actions, no matter where we are,” said FSPA President Eileen McKenzie.
The congregation name will remain Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, McKenzie said.
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I’m sure the good Lord will still hear and appreciate their prayers!
They’ll need to change their name to the Sisters of Occasional Adoration.
LOL that's a good one.
Sisters, YOU HAD ONE JOB. It was important. It was your vocation. Unless they’re dying off there’s no reason for this. The “modern” world isn’t supposed to mold you. Through your unceasing adoration of your Bridegroom, Christ present Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist, YOU are to quietly shape the world.
“Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.”
Less than 24 people in the house? Not a problem. Just have 12 sisters do 1.5 hours of prayer a day. Sisters don’t like praying alone at night? Get a security guard.
“Perpetual” ain’t what it used to be! ;-)
24/7/365 still happening in Kansas City tho:
https://www.ihopkc.org/prayerroom/
President? Seriously? That explains everything.
Was gonna say, that outfit in Kansas City does it from a strip mall. Mainly with young volunteers who take round-the-clock shifts.
Maybe the Sisters should look into doing the same. It would provide a great opportunity to reengage with the young.
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