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. Michael Luxbacher, LC, was born in Toronto, Canada and was ordained in 2000. After his ordination, he was stationed in Germany, where he served as spiritual director and retreat master. Since July of 2019, he has been a member of the LC community in Mandeville, Louisiana. Here, he serves as a spiritual director and chaplain for the men’s Regnum Christi section.
Gaëtane Auger is originally from France and was consecrated in 2002. She has served in schools and youth ministry around the world, including Chile, France, and Switzerland. Most recently, Gaëtane was a member of the Consecrated community in Atlanta, Georgia, where she served as the community director, as family liaison at Pinecrest Academy, and at Lumen Institute. She has just been assigned a new mission to return to France, where she will be involved in pastoral work in Paris. Gaëtane also runs an art apostolate called Art & Contemplation.
Fr. Pierre Caouette, LC, is from Québec, Canada and was ordained in 2010 along with his cousin, Fr. Janick. After his ordination, Fr. Pierre remained in Rome for two more years to complete a master’s degree. His first assignment took him back to Québec, where he worked in three parishes and served in youth ministry in Montréal. In the summer of 2015, he was transferred to the Oakville community in Ontario, where he serves as youth chaplain and spiritual director.
Melanie Zoll was born in Westphalia, Germany, and was consecrated in 1998. In 2001, she was sent to Neuss, Germany and was responsible for the youth ministry of Regnum Christi in different regions, especially in Berlin and Munich, running Challenge girls’ clubs and retreats, and mentoring. She continued to work in the same position in different cities in Germany, mainly in the counties of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, interrupted by one year in Madrid, Spain, to deepen her studies. In 2013, Melanie was sent to Dublin, Ireland, where she served as religion teacher and instructor of formation at Woodlands Academy. During the same time, she studied theology at Benedict XVI University in Heiligenkreuz, Austria, specializing in Theology of the Body. In 2017, Melanie was sent to Budapest, Hungary, where she served as the director of the community of the Consecrated Women there. In 2018, she was sent to Dallas, Texas, where she is currently serving and mentoring young adults and women. Melanie graduated from Divine Mercy University with a certificate in spiritual direction and became director of the Consecrated community in Dallas in 2022. She also served as a territorial councilor for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi from 2020 to 2023.
Fr. Lorenzo Gómez Sotres, LC, is from Mexico City, Mexico and was ordained in 1973. Fr. Lorenzo is the founder of two Catholic schools, including Everest Academy in Clarkston, Michigan. Currently, Fr. Gómez exercises his apostolate as spiritual director of Santa Maria del Monte and on “Guadalupe Radio” as a radio commentator for the Latino community in Los Angeles, California.
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.
