A Typical Day

What each sister does with her day is varied and hard to generalize. As a rule, each day includes time for liturgy and both private and communal prayer. There is also time for ministry or other work, as well as time for leisure. All of these components are necessary for a healthy life, and we strive to have a balance of all these, although some days feel more “complete” than others.

In apostolic communities, we usually have one main ministry, such as teaching, parish ministry, social work, or hospital work, all of which have somewhat regular hours and predictable demands. There are also “unpredictables” which can be both interesting and challenging. Depending on our ministry, we reach out to meet the needs of people: the young, the old, the sick, the rich, the poor, the needy, the angry and the hurting in order to share with them our understanding, encouragement and support.