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    • Funerals
      • Funeral Information
      • Cremation & The Columbarium
    • Weddings
      • Wedding Information
      • Wedding Music
    • Liturgical Ministries
      • Altar Servers
      • Art & Environment
      • Hospitality Ministry
      • Lectors
      • Linen Care
      • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
      • Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound
      • Music Ministry
    • Prayer Opportunities
      • Prayer Ministries
      • Contemplative Prayer
      • Eucharistic Adoration
      • Evening Prayer
      • Prayer Blanket
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    • Retreat Centers
      • Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center
      • Eagle's Wings Retreat Center
      • Together Encounter Christ (TEC)
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    1% OF YOUR DAY - 14 MINUTES AND 24 SECONDS


    • Spend more time with Jesus this Lent.
      Join the 1% Challenge and kick-start a habit of prayer.

      Commit to spending 1% of your day- 15 minutes- in conversation with God through scripture. 
      15 minutes each day spent in God’s presence – reading, reflecting, responding and resting with his Word – adds up to 90 hours in one year.  
      That is time well spent, and a testimony to how a little at a time turns into something remarkable!

      We're excited to bring you the 1% Challenge through our partnership with the Evangelical Catholic.
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    • Decide on your daily when and where for prayer.  Add it to your calendar.

      Each day, open your bible to the scripture for the day.

      Follow the steps of lectio divina (on the One% Challenge card & below) to spark a conversation with Jesus through the scripture.

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      mintues our parish has spent in prayer with scripture this Lent.

      ( That's 15 weeks, 5 hours
      and 15 minutes+)

  • Read   Reflect   Respond   Rest

    • During your daily prayer use the saint-recommended way of reading Scripture, 
      Lectio Divina (divine reading). 

    • Prepare

      • Begin with the sign of the cross.
      • Take a moment to be quiet and still.
      • Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in this prayer time.
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    • Read

      • Read a Scripture selection slowly and attentively.
      • Note any word, phrase, or image that catches your attention.
      • Consider reading more than once, and/or out loud.
    • Reflect

      • Think about the meaning of whatever caught your attention.
      • Possibly imagine yourself in the scene.
      • What is the Lord saying to you through this text?
      • Are there any: promises to claim, commands to obey, examples to follow, errors to avoid, praises to sing…
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    • Respond

      • Talk to God about the passage or anything else on your heart.
      • Thank him for blessings received; Ask him for what you and others need.
      • Note any changes or actions you are drawn to live out.
    • Rest

      • Spend a few minutes in restful silence with him.
      • “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps 46:11)
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    • Check out the
      Meditate on God's Word Nextstep
      for more tips and support as you grow into a habit of daily prayer with scripture.

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St. Thomas More Catholic Church

10205 N FM 620

Austin, TX 78726

Phone: (512) 258-1161

Fax: (512) 258-8812

Email: info@stmaustin.org

 
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