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
Fr. Daniel Ray, LC is from York County, Pennsylvania and was ordained in 2006. He is the Pastor of the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Soho, New York. In addition he also is chaplain to the Lumen Fellows program, supports Regnum Christi Young Adults, and is a chaplain for the local NYC chapter of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP).
Lucía Ochoa was born in Coahuila, Mexico and became consecrated in 1998. Her apostolates have included many years serving as an administrator and as a formator for other consecrated women. She completed a certification in spiritual direction from Divine Mercy University and spends much of her time as a spiritual director. She is currently a member of the consecrated community in Chicago, and is part of the formation team at East Lake Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Br. Juan José Sepúlveda, LC is from Bello, Colombia. As a child attending Sunday Mass, Br. Juan José felt a draw to the service of the acolytes, which he considers to be the first whispers of a vocation. After attending high school at the Legionary vocational center in Colombia, he entered the seminary to become a Legionary priest. On August 10, 2025, Br. Juan José made his first vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and today he is a first-year humanist at LC Cheshire.
Fr. James Swanson, LC was born in Montana and was ordained in 1994. Fr. James is currently a member of the LC community in the Hamilton diocese in Ontario, Canada, where he is the RC chaplain for the men’s and women’s sections, as well as spiritual director and retreat leader.
Megan Houbeck was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and was consecrated in 1999. During her years of consecrated life, she has been dedicated to serving Christ and his Church in Mexico, Italy, and Spain, through pastoral work with youth and young adults and the formation of consecrated women. Most recently, she has been serving youth and young adults in Cincinnati, at Benedictine College in Kansas, and in Atlanta.
Fr. Daniel Wilson, LC is originally from California and was ordained in 2002. Since then, he has served as a spiritual director and retreat leader in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia, San Jose and most recently in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In 2016, the Legionaries of Christ was given a parish in Calgary, where he served as the associate pastor for Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, serving as a councilor of the LC community.
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.
