Only 1 thing…

... You too?? 

I 
would

like ...

So, it is about the wish. The wish to get into churches that are open. Even if sometimes you do not make it, you do not get the chance to pass by a church the next day, or you forget, and  sometimes you even think you could take a small detour to visit one and don`t manage it. Yes, anyway you wish it…

to go
into churches

that are open

Basically, the churches will be open to people who pray. And because there are worshippers (like us), people will be able to find an open church when they need it. We assure the church leaders that prayers will be held normally in the church and nothing will be stolen.

to make
1 quick
prayer

... or even more if you like - but the short break from the daily grind will transform your everyday life and you don't have to invest much time at all for it. Frequency and regularity help: it is like lots of small pilgrimages.  Long walking pilgrimages often bring about change – so why not also through these small daily pilgrimages…?  

Go
inside

 as often
as possible ...

... so without any pressure, these small daily pilgrimages enrich the life routine, and help us advance in small steps on the path of holiness. And to do it together, in a network with others who do the same thing, in a circle of friends who pray for one another briefly...  

LOLEK's circle of friends explained briefly in 5 points...  

1: Visit open churches as regularly as possible (if possible daily).

2: Already at the entrance, make the sign of the cross and genuflect or bow. This is already a wordless short prayer (for your loved ones, your circle of friends, those who go to Church and those who should improve in some way; also as a prayer of thanksgiving for everything you have received from God…)

3: According to the motto 1-4-ALL ALL-4-1, you carry the people of this circle of friends in your prayers and they all do the same for you. In this way, we help each other follow a spiritual path to reach heaven, as Blessed Charles of Austria said. One for all, all for one, so that you are never alone (not even in an empty church).

4: Pray & do good (anywhere in this world) - e.g. helping MISSIO to build churches in Africa whose doors remain open - from 1€ or more, if you wish even a lot more... (you can find more details below )

5: You join an open circle of friends, not a closed society. Please feel free to invite other friends... 

 ... Sometimes it is harder,
sometimes easier,
to remember
to come
to an open church...

...those who find it easier
to visit a church
bring the others
into their brief prayers  ... 

…& anyone who is feeling drained
knows that is being supported
by prayers…

Pray and do good:
At the Living Rosary - the prayer initiative that Blessed Pauline Jaricot started - she not only encouraged to pray but also to help others - at that time with 1 Sous  a week (currently 10 cents)… - today the invitation goes to us… 

Let’s support Church building projects in the South countries!
And as a bonus effect: a monthly direct debit can be a small reminder that you are taking part and that you don't turn a blind eye to help churches to be open... that you help… 

Soon  ...

when the churches are finished being built, people will be praying in open churches there as well ... 

Missio Päpstliche Missionswerke

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Please enter in the payment reference (or “Anmerkung / note” on the donation website):

Project: 20240016 Himmelspförtnerin

Going on a pilgrimage in your everyday life...?

A short visit to the church in the middle of one’s daily life can be like a small pilgrimage. And just as the Camino or a visit to Mariazell can transform our lives, so can everyday little pilgrimages to the church around the corner.

Where to peregrinate ...?

… if you make small pilgrimages to the churches around the corner every day, you can always enter them with different intentions and also head for “different pilgrimage destinations”, by  visiting the image of the patron saint of the church, by going to the image of Our Lady, by going to St. Anthony and the merciful Jesus…

So what
could you
pray for?

Sometimes for a special request, other times for the five ideas seen here below (or on the side), and perhaps for a specific occasion, for your small circle of friends within the circle of friends. 

Come speak to the Lord about your concerns in His house

Take your loved ones (family, friends,...) with you in your heart to church...

for the others in the circle of friends

for the others who visit this church...

for those who would never think of visiting a church...

 … you join LOLEK’s circle of friends ??? ...

...when the whole (extended) family joins in and you bring their everyday life before God again and again when stopping by His House…

…when you and your friends decide to pray for each other & the rest of LOLEK’s circle of friends, then you know who to entrust to the Lord in your prayer and you will grow together in faith and spirituality.

... Prayer groups, Communities, Movements: groups can form their own small circles of friends, so every day through a quick prayer in an open church, you keep those you meet weekly or monthly in your heart...

... a circle of friends in a common language - from French to Spanish, Polish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovakian, ... up to your mother tongue - if it is not German - you are able to form circles of friends who speak  the same language.

... as a parish /parish association/ deanery or as a group of friends in the same neighborhood – do pray for each other in the open church! and maybe you'll meet each other there too...

... are you characterised by the same spirituality, such as a religious community? Then form a group of friends – in this way you can support each other even better in prayer and share spiritual experiences with each other...

A Cardinal’s dream ... 

... People who are united in small groups,
praying
and taking care
of the building of the church which is open...

We, as a circle of friends,
take on a ministry of present ongoing prayer
through our short visits to open churches...

Anyone who can imagine investing even more here, wanting to care even more, being able to get more involved in this project: the HimmelPfort Confraternity was created for them...