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
Cathy Floro is from California and was consecrated in 2007. After her years in formation in Rhode Island, she was sent to the Philippines to work with young people in ECYD and Regnum Christi. From 2013-2022, Cathy served in Everest Academy Manila as a Formation Instructor accompanying middle school students and teachers. After that she has been serving as an ECYD Formator in Everest Academy Manila, Mano Amiga Academy, and Everest Academy Nuvali.
Fr. Agustín de la Vega, LC, was born in Mexico City, Mexico and was ordained in 1985; his early assignments included serving in seminaries in Connecticut and in Ireland. For more than two decades, he worked extensively in Spain as a vocations promoter while also holding a variety of leadership positions, including community superior, local apostolate coordinator, director of the Regnum Christi youth and adult sections, and assistant to the territorial director for ecclesiastical affairs. In recent years, Fr. Agustín has supported the spiritual renewal and formation of priests and seminarians through the Alter Christus Foundation in Spain, the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center in the Holy Land, and the Pontifical International College Maria Mater Ecclesiae in Rome. His work in media includes launching and directing the online initiative, Digital Evangelization, and hosting programs and serving as director for Guadalupe Radio in Los Angeles. After serving as superior of the Legionaries of Christ community in Edgerton, Wisconsin, he is now chaplain of the Regnum Christi men’s and women’s section and of the local office in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fr. Bernardo Torres, LC, is from Mexico City, Mexico, and was ordained in 2008. He is an experienced spiritual director and leader, he has guided apostolic and educational programs across Mexico, Rome, and the United States. His previous leadership roles include serving as Ecyd Director in León, serving marriages, and Director of Apostolates for Guadalupe Radio in Los Angeles. He holds a licentiate in spiritual theology from Rome. He is currently serving as spiritual formator chief leader and apostolic coordinator at the LC seminary in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Fr. Russell Ward, LC, was raised in Lansing, Michigan, and was ordained in 2021. He then continued his studies, obtaining a master’s degree in theology at Notre Dame University. He is now pursuing a doctorate there in moral theology and Christian ethics.
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.
