The Women

“Listen, O daughter, give ear to my words:

forget your own people and your father's house.

So will the king desire your beauty:

He is your lord, pay homage to him.”

-Psalm 45:11-12 as recited in the Liturgy of the Hours

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Our Story

We are a group of Catholic lay women who have heard the Lord calling us to Himself through contemplation and active service in the Church. We are an association of faithful women who live our Eucharistic life in community, following the Rule of St. Augustine and our own constitutions, in cooperation with the men of the League of the Blessed Sacrament. While the men are called to imitate Christ as the Sacrificial Lamb and High Priest, we are called to imitate Mary, our Sorrowful Mother, in her love, sacrifice, and strength at the foot of the Cross. We live this imitation most fully when we attend the daily sacrifice of the Mass and pray the Divine Office together seven times a day.

Our journey began when the men of the League invited us to help establish a mirror community of women. After much prayer and discernment, the Lord opened the door for us to join them in living the canonical life in a remote area of Eastern Arizona.

We have a deep and transformative love for Christ in the Blessed Sacrament and desire to share not only His love for the world, but also our own devotion to Him in the Eucharist. We pray the Church’s Breviary seven times a day, occasionally with the men, and we invite anyone who feels drawn to come pray with us. Through this rhythm of prayer, our lives are ordered toward deeper union with the Trinity and with one another.

We sustain ourselves through our work, the sale of handmade crafts, and the support of generous benefactors. Our items are sold through our online Etsy shop and at local fairs and bazaars in collaboration with the men. While these efforts help, the majority of our financial support comes from the donations and monthly giving of the Christian faithful. The League of the Blessed Sacrament is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all donations are tax-deductible. Your support directly sustains our life of prayer and our ministry.

Who we are

We are an association of Catholic lay women who live in community under the Rule of St. Augustine and structure our lives around the reality of Christ’s presence in the Eucharist. With approval, we hope one day to become the Canonesses Regular of the Blessed Sacrament—a feminine counterpart to the Canons Regular of the Blessed Sacrament.

What we do

We live together and chant the Divine Office in common seven times a day. The Divine Office, also called the Liturgy of the Hours, is the ancient prayer of the Church. The number seven comes from the Psalms: “Seven times a day I praise Thee because of Thy righteous judgments” (Psalm 119:164). From this contemplative life flows our service to the Church. We serve in roles such as catechists, sacristans, and RCIA coordinators. We lead retreats, teach, and give presentations on the Church’s liturgical life. Our motto is “to renew all things in Christ,” and we strive to live this out through parish support, education, social media ministry, campus outreach, confirmation retreats, and more.

Horarium

6:00am - Lauds (Morning Prayer) and Prime 

6:50am - Short Breakfast

8:00am - Mass

8:45am - Work

10:00am - Terce (Midmorning Prayer) 

10:15am - Work

Noon - Sext (Midday Prayer)

12:15pm - Lunch

1:00pm - Work

3:00pm - None (Mid Afternoon Prayer)

3:15pm - Free Time

4:00pm - Holy Hour/Adoration/Seraphic Rosary

5:00pm - Vespers (Evening Prayer)

6:00pm - Dinner

7:00pm - Community Time

9:00pm - Matins (Office of Readings) and Compline (Night Prayer) followed by Grand Silence until Lauds