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July 24, 2026

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A Week of Prayer for All of Our Priests and Consecrated Members: July 26th – August 1st

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Regnum Christi invites our entire spiritual family and all our friends to join us in praying especially for our brothers and sisters living the consecrated vocations of Legionary priests, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men in our territory.

Each week throughout the year, we will pray together for a different group of Legionaries and Consecrated, spanning all the communities across the territory, as our “Priests and Consecrated of the Week.”

Our Consecrated members are men and women who have said yes to Christ’s call to follow him, leaving everything behind to dedicate their entire lives to him and to join him in the mission of building his Kingdom. We come together to support them with our prayer, asking our Lord to strengthen them, hold them close to his Sacred Heart, and give them his deep joy as they live their mission each day.

 

This Week We Pray for

Pomarico_headshot Renee Pomarico is from Philadelphia and became consecrated in 2000. She has served in the United States, Mexico, Ireland, Germany, and Italy in roles including youth and adult pastoral director, high‑school and college teacher, formator and dean of academics in the candidacy, community director, territorial secretary and territorial councilor of Europe. She currently serves in Rome as the International Communications Director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, as president of Multi‑Media International, and as a spiritual director. Her mission is rooted in the charism of Regnum Christi—living a consecrated lay vocation in the world and accompanying people through personal encounter in their daily realities, “going out to meet people where they are.”

Schneider_headshotFr. Mathew P. Schneider, LC is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was ordained in 2013. Since then, he has served in a variety of ministries across Canada and the United States, primarily in education. Fr. Matthew is also has written on various websites, etc. His book God Loves the Autistic Mind: Prayer Guide for Those on the Spectrum and Those Who Love Us was published in 2022 and won spiritually book of the year with the Association of Catholic Publishers. He is currently serving at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Connecticut, where he teaches theology and helps with the formation of seminarians.

DeCesare_headshotFr. Robert DeCesare, LC was born and raised in Maryland and was ordained in 2003. He served in ECYD and vocational promoter in Wisconsin, Chicago, and Louisiana, as well as chaplain for Regnum Christi men and women in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Currently, he is serving as the assistant to the admissions director for Sacred Heart Apostolic School in Rolling Prairie, Indiana, where he helps to direct camps and promote vocations. He finds it a blessing to be involved in the mission of inviting young men to want to make a difference, change the world, and transform culture for Christ.

Kramarz_headshotFr. Andreas Kramarz, LC was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, and grew up in Aachen. He is a Legionary since 1994 and was ordained in 2003. Since 1999, he has been teaching at the Legion of Christ Novitiate and College of Humanities in Cheshire, Connecticut, and also served as academic dean from 2009 to 2019. In addition, he serves as a spiritual director, confessor, and music director. In 2013, Fr. Andreas earned his PhD in Classical Civilization at the University of Florida. From 2020 to 2022, Fr. Andreas was a visiting scholar with the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame to initiate an extensive research and publication project on the theological, philosophical, and pedagogical foundations for integral formation, a work he continues at present while teaching part-time in Cheshire.

Killoran_headshotBryn Killoran was born in Ottawa, Canada and was consecrated in 1999. She has served in secretarial roles on a territorial and general level for the consecrated women for many years. She is currently part of the Bogotá community in Colombia.

Prayer for Priests and Consecrated Members in Regnum Christi

God our Father,
We thank you for our spiritual family of Regnum Christi, and for those within it that you have called to total consecration as Legionaries of Christ, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men.

We ask you to renew their encounter with your Son Jesus Christ,
who goes out to meet them and reveals the love of his heart to them.
Deepen their personal love for Christ
and their trust in his love for them.
Gather them close to him,
form them,
and send them out accompanied by your Son,
in the mission of forming apostles and Christian leaders who make your Kingdom present in hearts, in families, and in society.

Send your Holy Spirit to sanctify and strengthen them,
And to help them respond generously and courageously to their mission each day.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

St Christina the Astonishing

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Dear Kristen, Your last note edified me terrifically.  An internship in the high-brow professional sector has a lot of perks, and frankly, I thought you might be seduced by the glitz and chic posturing.  Your deprecation of the rampant selfishness, superficiality, backbiting, gossip, and general immaturity of these corporate climbers shows that your conscience is still in good shape.  It’s a relief to me. Of course, I hope you don’t stop there – just because God has given you a decent (well, at least above average) formation in your faith and in virtue doesn’t mean you can aloofly pass judgment on all these sinners; our Lord is counting on you to be a channel of his saving and sanctifying grace.  Nevertheless, keep well aware of the evil, sinful behavior patterns that have become the norm among our cultural elite. A healthy awareness of the reality and repulsiveness of sin (your own as well as others’) is a prerequisite for true humility, which in turn is a prerequisite for intimacy with God: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6)  Speaking of awareness of sin, that reminds me of today’s saint. Christina was named after St Christina of Italy, who died a martyr in the early years of the Church (her feast is celebrated today as well).  We don’t know much about Christina of Italy (legends abound, however, as when they tried to burn her alive and the fire got out of hand, roasting hundreds of pagan spectators while leaving the young virgin unharmed), but we know a considerable amount about Christina the Astonishing.  She was from Belgium, orphaned at 15, and fell into some kind of catatonic state when she was 22. During the funeral Mass, when the open casket was inside the Church, she suddenly awoke, and rose to the church rafters like a bird, astonishing (and frightening) the assembly – which fled in panic.  Later she explained that she took refuge in the rafters because she couldn’t stand the smell of the sinful people. She also explained that during her catatonia she had visited hell (where she saw a bunch of her friends), purgatory (where she saw a bunch more), and heaven, where she was given the option of taking up residence or returning to earth to offer up prayers and suffering for the benefit of the souls in purgatory.  She chose the latter. After the rafter incident, she continued her astonishing behavior. Climbing into ovens and diving into freezing rivers to escape the smell of sinful people, and saying her prayers while balanced on fence posts or curled up into a tiny ball on the ground. She lived by begging, dressed in rags, and, frankly, her fellow countrymen didn’t know what to do with her. She finally calmed down after sitting for a while in the water of a baptismal font.  Then she entered a convent, where she was praised by the prioress for her obedience and frequently consulted by high-standing spiritual and secular persons. Odd and, well, astonishing, I’ll admit, but there is something to be learned from Christina’s abhorrence of that repugnant “smell of sinful humans.”  If we could taste, smell, see, and hear the reality of sin (not merely the passing and destructive pleasures it offers us in the present moment), we would probably resist temptation with considerable more alacrity.  God seems to have given you that grace – don’t squander it. Your aromatic uncle, Eddy

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Is It OK for an Actress to Play the Role of a Seer?

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Q: I am an actress. Does playing the role of an oracle or a seer go against the Catholic Church? — K.

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC:

It’s good that you are raising this question. It might give you a chance to think about the direction of your acting career.

The answer could depend on lots of factors, including your own intentions.

Let’s step back for a moment and look at the big picture.

God created you out of love and wants your happiness and holiness.

You have a mission in life: to give glory to God and to strive for salvation.

One way to give glory to God is by using your talents to help others. Art has a strong power to lift the spirits of others — or drag them down.

The better question to ask might be this: How should you use your acting talent for a good purpose?

For instance, would portraying an oracle or seer inspire others, or lead them in the wrong direction?

Would portraying a seer glamorize the occult? Would it instill in your audience, especially young people, a belief in or a taste for divination?

Two numbers from the Catechism are worth quoting here:

“Divination and magic

“2115 God can reveal the future to his prophets or to other saints. Still, a sound Christian attitude consists in putting oneself confidently into the hands of Providence for whatever concerns the future, and giving up all unhealthy curiosity about it. Improvidence, however, can constitute a lack of responsibility.

“2116 All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to “unveil” the future. Consulting horoscopes, astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone.”

Now, it is possible that a particular depiction of an oracle or seer in, for instance, an ancient Greek tragedy, could help to teach a serious value. This is where context is important.

As an actress you might find it helpful to read Pope St. John Paul II’s Letter to Artists and his 1987 speech to Hollywood and the media in general.

I hope some of this helps. Count on my prayers.

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July 24, 2026 – Journey of Faith

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Friday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time

 

Matthew 13:18-23

Jesus said to his disciples: “Hear the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the Kingdom without understanding it, and the Evil One comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy. But he has no root and lasts only for a time. When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away. The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”

Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, open my heart so that I might receive your Word and hear it in a new way today. Come, Holy Spirit, help me learn what you want to teach me though this parable.

Encountering Christ:

  1. Learn Something New: We may have heard this parable many times, but God is speaking to us anew each time we hear it. We can ask God what he is trying to reveal to us today, at this very moment. Praying with Scripture changes our hearts: “Indeed, the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart” (Heb 4:12). How is the Holy Spirit calling me to deeper conversion by hearing Jesus explain this Gospel? How can I increase my love of God and my neighbor by praying with this parable today?

     

  2. Our Faith Journey: After reading this parable, we might be tempted to think, “I’m so glad that I have good soil. Mission accomplished!” Not so fast, though. Most of us have been through all the stages of the path in the parable. Our hearts were once on the path of ignorance and did not understand what God was teaching us through his Word. Our hearts have had rocky soil when we have questioned our faith or fallen away during a time of trial. We have dealt with the weeds and thorns of our own distractions and anxieties, which can choke out the fruits of our good works. Our Lord asks us to reflect once again on the state of our soil and, by the light of the Holy Spirit, to repent and be converted.

     

  3. Bear One Another’s Burdens: Remembering our own faith journey helps us to be more compassionate when we notice others struggling with rocks, weeds, and thorns. It’s our Christian duty to help one another: “Bear one another’s burdens, and so you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Gal 6:2). When we encounter someone who questions their faith—be it because of a persecution, a trial, or worldly distractions, or anxieties—simply sharing our Christ-filled presence and compassion may be enough to help that person remove the obstacle that is keeping them from bearing fruit.

Conversing with Christ: Lord Jesus, till the soil in my heart and help me to bear good fruit for you, fruit that will last (cf. Jn 15:16). Help me to recall my own faith journey, and give me the grace to draw from my experiences when it can help others grow and flourish in their lives of faith.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will look for an opportunity to bear the burdens of someone close to me. I will listen with compassion, praying silently as they speak.

Carey Boyzuck is a wife, mother, freelance writer, and a lay member of Regnum Christi. She blogs at word-life-light.com.

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!