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
Sarah Oryschak is from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was consecrated in 2007. Since then, she has served in youth work in Louisiana and at Pinecrest Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. She is currently a member of the Consecrated community in Bordeaux, France, where she dedicates her time in pastoral work with children. She facilitates the pastoral work at a local catholic school and is lead catechist for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd at Sacré-Cœur Church.
Fr. Peter Hopkins, LC, is originally from Cazenovia, New York and was ordained in 1991 by St. Pope John Paul II, alongside his two younger brothers, Fr. Edward and Fr. John. He has worked in Ireland and Mexico in the Catholic formation of youth and family. Fr. Peter was the founder and director of the Our Lady of Mt. Kisco Family Center in New York, which specialized in marriage preparation courses, retreats, spiritual exercises, family counseling, marriage enrichment retreats, and youth activities. He is currently the program director and chaplain of Our Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and the superior of the LC community in Washington, DC.
Luly Fernández is from Monterrey, Mexico and was consecrated in 1993. She come from a family of 6 siblings and has 22 nieces and nephews as well as 17 great nieces and nephews. After becoming consecrated, Luly served at the formation center for the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi in Rhode Island. In 2011, Luly served as territorial director for the New York Territory for one year before heading to Rome to serve as general counselor until 2014. After this, she became the vice director of the Le Chatelard Academy boarding school in Switzerland. She worked there for eight years before returning to the United States, where she is currently a member of the Washington, DC community. There, Luly is the community director and is involved in family, couples and women’s ministry.
Fr. David Parker, Jr., LC, was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin. In May of 2016, Fr. David was ordained to the diaconate alongside his father, Deacon David Parker, Sr., who currently serves in the Diocese of Green Bay. Later that year, in December of 2016, Fr. David was ordained to the priesthood. From 2016 to 2019, he served in Hermosillo, Mexico. During his first year, he was chaplain for the Regnum Christi young men and for UNID University, and for the following two years, he was appointed the Regnum Christi young men’s director. In 2019, he was sent to Houston, Texas, where he served for three years as vocation director and Regnum Christi young men’s Chaplain. Since 2022, he has served as the Regnum Christi young men’s director.
Fr. Robert Antonio, LC, grew up in Indiana before entering Immaculate Conception Apostolic School. His priestly formation as a Legionary of Christ brought him across the United States, Germany, Spain, and Italy, where in addition to his studies, he actively served in Regnum Christi and ECYD apostolates. Since his ordination to the priesthood in 2022, Fr. Robert has been stationed in Manila, Philippines, serving as a school chaplain for kindergarten through high school students at Everest Academy. He is deeply passionate about helping young people discover a personal relationship with Christ and live out their faith with joy.
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.
