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September 25, 2026

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A Week of Prayer for All of Our Priests and Consecrated Members: September 27th – October 3rd

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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

Spillane_headshotFr. David Spillane, LC grew up in Burlington, Iowa where he began to think of becoming priest when he was ten. He finally met a Legionary priest at college he was eighteen and joined the Legion Cheshire CT in 2004. After thirteen years of formation he was ordained in December 2017. He served as a brother and a priest for eight years in the Legionary language academies in Dublin Ireland, and Wisconsin. He has also worked in the ECYD boys sections in Houston and Washington DC. One of the things he loves about being a priest is the spontaneous connection there is with all kinds of people from different places and cultures who are all looking for Christ.

Lustig_headshotsJacquie Lustig is from a cattle ranch in Idaho and was consecrated in 2009. In 2013, Jacquie was sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, where she served in youth ministry, primarily as the ECYD girls director, spending most of her time mentoring junior high and high school girls. She is currently a member of the Consecrated community in Atlanta, Georgia, serving again the ECYD girls there and as assistant to the territorial vocations director.

Nuxoll_headshotFr. Reuben Nuxoll, LC, was born in Cottonwood, Idaho, and was ordained in 2011. He briefly served as territorial secretary of the Legionaries of Christ in Chile, and then as chaplain at Everest School in Santiago, Chile, until 2020. From 2020 to 2025, he served in Philadelphia as chaplain for the Regnum Christi members, and during 2024 to 2025, also as local superior. Currently, Fr. Reuben lives and works in Cumming, Georgia, where he serves as the territorial secretary of the Legionaries of Christ and chaplain for the local communities of Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi. When he can, he also helps with retreats and spiritual direction.

Preisack_headshotJill Preisack is from St. Louis, Missouri and was consecrated in 1992. Over the years Jill has lived and served in Rome, Mexico, Canada and the U.S. in a variety of apostolates. She loves that her vocation is helping others grow in a personal relationship Jesus and building the kingdom! She is currently a member of the Consecrated community of Dallas, Texas, where she serves as a spiritual director and support for the women’s Regnum Christi Section.

LaSana_headshotFr. André LaSana, LC is from Dover, Delaware, and was ordained in 2001. His priestly ministry has included roles as vice-rector of the Legionary seminary in New York, superior in Chicago and Rome, Regnum Christi director for Chicago, and as a delegate in the LC territorial assembly in 2025. Since August of 2018, he has lived in Manila, Philippines, and has served as the Regnum Christi men’s section director, Everest Academy Nuvali’s chaplain, and as a member of Everest Academy Manila’s board of trustees.

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 Albert

/ Uncle Eddy

Dear Al, I don’t know why you are surprised at the challenges you’re facing as a Resident Assistant. Did you think it would be all fun and games?  I guess it could be, if you didn’t take your responsibilities seriously, but since you have always been a diligent person, it is only to be expected that you will run into plenty of obstacles as you try to reconcile the contradictory interests of your charges.  I only hope you don’t end up like St Albert. Albert was a model priest: learned, charming, prayerful, dedicated, outgoing, understanding, diplomatic – so much so that he was made Bishop of Vercelli (northern Italy) when he was only 35.  His holiness and effectiveness were soon well known among the clergy and people throughout the peninsula.  Earlier in the century, Christians from Europe had retaken Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks who had conquered it in the 10th century.  The Christians then installed European bishops as leaders of the Church there, taking over from the Byzantine patriarchs who had long held the reins.  But in 1187 the Muslims conquered Jerusalem again, and the Latin patriarch and Christians had to flee the city, transferring the “diocese” to a city in Palestine called Akka.  Throughout these years, the Latin Patriarchs had hardly been exemplary clerics, so when Albert’s predecessor died, the king personally petitioned Pope Innocent III to send them Albert, Bishop of Vercelli, someone known to be holy.  Reluctant to part with such a saintly prelate, the Pope nevertheless granted the request.  St Albert embarked for the Holy Land and took on his new responsibilities with characteristic dedication (it probably wasn’t easy for him though, leaving his home diocese for a foreign one full of unfamiliar problems).  For nine years he struggled mightily (and successfully) to keep the peace among the several rival factions of Europeans, between the European leaders and their followers (they were always mad at each other for something), and between the European Christians and the native Orthodox believers – all this in addition to ongoing diplomacy and evangelization of the surrounding Muslims.  Both Church and civil affairs benefited from his patience, prudence, and selfless objectivity.  On the side, he also wrote up a rule of life for the Carmelite monastery there, giving a definitive structure to that great spiritual movement. Unfortunately, even St Albert couldn’t please everyone.  He made an enemy of a high-ranking fellow in Akka whom he had to depose from his position of head of the Hospital of the Holy Ghost.  The rankled hospitaller nursed his resentment until it erupted during a procession led by Albert on the feast of the Triumph of the Cross.  He attacked the saint and stabbed him to death. If you ask St Albert to support your efforts at peacemaking and reconciliation among the unruly members of your residence, perhaps he will help you achieve success like his, but without suffering such violent consequences. Sincerely, Uncle Eddy

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September 25, 2026 – Solitude in the Midst of Activity

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Friday of the Twenty-Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

 

Luke 9:18-22

Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Messiah of God.” He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.”

Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, I seek you in the solitude of my heart, and I hope to find you and accompany you in your suffering. Grant me the grace to understand the mysteries you came to reveal. Open my heart to discovering you in unexpected ways.

Encountering Christ:

  1. Solitude: This passage states that the disciples were with Jesus, yet Jesus was praying in solitude. It is possible to enter within oneself and encounter God, even in the presence of others, as Jesus did. With his recollected senses, Jesus made himself attentive to the promptings of his own conscience and the Holy Spirit. We practice meditation to be able to put aside the world and focus on being present to God. Through the daily “spiritual exercises” of recollection, prayer, and meditation, we seek solitude to make room in our busy minds and hearts for Jesus.

     

  2. Prayer: Peter recognized that Jesus was more than an extraordinary man or a prophet. He knew that Jesus was the Messiah of God. How did he know? Maybe Peter had been praying alongside Jesus in those moments just before the question arose. Jesus told Peter in Matthew 16:17, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.” The Father had inspired Peter directly to know Jesus was the Messiah. When we want to know the truth about something, prayer is our best recourse.

     

  3. Suffering: Jesus’ message of redemption included suffering. No one avoids suffering in this life, but by following Jesus’ example, our suffering can be an act of unconditional, self-giving love. What a blessing! Whether we choose suffering (as in a fast or practice of a virtue) or whether it falls upon us unwillingly, suffering is always an opportunity to love as Jesus did. We signify our willingness to suffer whenever we make the sign of the cross. “When suffering comes, the sign of the cross is a sign of acceptance. It’s remembering that Jesus became a man and suffered for us and that we participate in Christ’s suffering. The sign of the cross says, ‘I am willing to embrace suffering to share in Christ’s suffering’” (ZENIT, November 22, 2004).

Conversing with Christ: Lord, I am grateful that you have sanctified suffering, giving my little sacrifices and offerings eternal merit. Come and be with me in all my painful experiences, and strengthen me with the comfort of your loving presence.

Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will make the sign of the cross with reverence.

For Further Reflection: 21 Things We Do When We Make the Sign of the Cross.

Renee Pomarico is Communications Director for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi. She is from Philadelphia, has been consecrated to God since 2000, and is currently stationed in Rome.

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Am I Wrong Not to Want to Risk Fornication in My Home?

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Q: My husband wants to allow his sister and his long-term boyfriend to stay at our home. I know they vacation together often and share rooms, but my husband says he’ll tell them to sleep in separate rooms in our home. But I’m uneasy about them staying together under our roof. When we vacationed together in the past we caught her sneaking into his room in the middle of the night. I’m concerned about the example it sets for our family, especially our children, and the possibility of inappropriate behavior. I feel this could be a mortal sin, and I’m unsure how to handle it. What do you think? — V.

Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC:

It sounds as though your concerns are well-founded, especially since your sister-in-law was sneaking into her friend’s bedroom in the past.

If she hasn’t previously respected the rules she agreed to with you and your spouse, it’s understandable that you don’t want to risk exposing your children to scandalous behavior in your own home.

It seems that you would be justified in wanting to ban her and her friend from sleeping under your roof at the same time.

You could propose a compromise. You might let her stay overnight in your home on the condition that her friend sleep in other accommodations.

It might help her to feel the consequences of her decisions.

It will certainly send a clear message about the kind of Christian home life you are trying to cultivate.

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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!