Our Lady of High Grace

Bénédictins de Notre-Dame de Haute Grâce - Ministère Chrétien Catholique Marianiste & Teilhardiste 

Benedictines of Our Lady of High Grace - Christian Catholic Marianist & Teilhardist Ministry

Our Dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mandatory Times are required to devote to God in Church

How many hours do we have in one year?  8,766 hours

How many hours does the Catholic Church require from us?  57 hours

Lourdes Virtual Pilgrimage Experience (TM)

Brother Eric

Most Reverend Eric Michel

Metropolitan Archbishop

Consecrated to Our Lady by Heralds of the Gospel

1. -Volunteer at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers (Virtual Pilgrimage Experiences (TM))

2. -Member at Militia Immaculata Chevalier de l'Immaculé Militia Immaculata, M.I. Canada,

3. -Member of the Association of the Miraculous Medal

4. -Membre de la Confrérie du Très Saint Rosaire au Cap-de-la-Madelaine,

5. -Member of The World Apostolate of Fatima USA, Our Lady Blue Army,

6. -Member of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion,

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication. In the narrow sense, the term refers to an act of supplication or intercession directed towards a deity or a deified ancestor. More generally, prayer can also have the purpose of thanksgiving or praise, and in comparative religion, it is closely associated with more abstract forms of meditation and charms or spells.

Prayer can take various forms. It can be part of a set liturgy or ritual, performed alone or in groups, or a spontaneous utterance by the praying person. It may take the form of a hymn, incantation, formal creedal statement, or a recitation.

Written sources attest to the act of prayer as early as 5000 years ago. Today, most major religions involve prayer in one way or another; some ritualize the act, requiring a strict sequence of actions or restricting who is permitted to pray, while others teach that prayer may be practised spontaneously by anyone at any time.

Scientific studies regarding the use of prayer have mostly concentrated on its effect on healing sick or injured people. Numerous studies have evaluated the efficacy of prayer in faith healing, with contradictory results.

How to pray according to REM:

1. By the objects: fire (candles), incense, prayer mills, etc.

2. With words: from your heart, from memory (reciting the rosary), reading, etc.

3. Meditation: practice in which an individual uses a technique of focusing the mind on a particular thought to train attention and awareness and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

4. Contemplation: in a religious context, the practice of contemplation seeks a direct awareness of the divine which transcends the intellect, often in accordance with prayer or meditation, or both.