Catholic Prayer Life is the blending together of many personal and public styles of prayer.  As a parish community, our prayer life is very diverse and there are opportunities for everyone to pray together.

Sunday Mass

Sunday Mass is the focal point of Catholic prayer because it draws together the entire community around the altar to celebrate the Lord's Supper and to recognize the gift of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist.  Our parish is not as large as many others, but our people come from various backgrounds and styles of worship.  Because of this, each of our Sunday Masses reflects a different style of prayer.  Our Saturday evening Mass is light-hearted and easy-going--just the kind of thing young singles and working people might like before going out on Saturday night or sleeping in on Sunday morning.  Our 8am English Mass is thoughtful and reflective, with just the right amount of piety for those who like to pray silently before Mass or to have time to reflect during Mass.  Our 10:30am English Mass is vibrant and friendly with a guitar choir and people who enjoy visiting with one another before and after Mass.  Our Spanish Masses are energetic and Spirit-filled, charismatic in the best sense of the word.

Charismatic Prayer Groups (there are 3)

St. Aloysius is the home of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Spanish, and it shows.  We have three charismatic groups (Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays).  The Thursday young people's group meets in English and Spanish.  The prayer is powerful and Spiritual.

Marcha Triunfal

The Marcha Triunfal 

Legion of Mary (there are 3)

The Legions of Mary do more than just pray.  Based on a devotion to Mary's intercession for the Church, they reach out to the fallen away Catholics, the sick, the needy, and those who are spiritually wounded.  Besides the prayer of their meetings, they visit homes, prisons, hospices and the streets to reach out to people in all walks of life.  They are dedicated to evangelization and healing.  We have a Legion group in English, in Spanish, and one for our young people.

Guadalupanos

Devoted to the relationship established by the apparition of Mary at Tepeyac, this Spanish-speaking group promotes the Guadalupe devotion and helps to build the parish life.