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How you spend this time could change your life.

1% OF YOUR DAY - 14 MINUTES AND 24 SECONDS
- Spend more time with Jesus this Lent.
  Join the 1% Challenge and kick-start a habit of prayer.
  
  Commit to spending 1% of your day- 15 minutes- in conversation with God through scripture.
  15 minutes each day spent in God’s presence – reading, reflecting, responding and resting with his Word – adds up to 90 hours in one year.
  That is time well spent, and a testimony to how a little at a time turns into something remarkable!
  
  We're excited to bring you the 1% Challenge through our partnership with the Evangelical Catholic.
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Join in today:
- Decide on your daily when and where for prayer. Add it to your calendar.
  
  Each day, open your bible to the scripture for the day.
  
  Follow the steps of lectio divina (on the One% Challenge card & below) to spark a conversation with Jesus through the scripture.
- Today's Scripture Click & scroll down to today's Gospel reading
- I prayed today
- 273+
  
  people kick-starting
  a habit of daily prayer
  this Lent at STM.
- See Insights
- 151,515+
  
  mintues our parish has spent in prayer with scripture this Lent.
  
  ( That's 15 weeks, 5 hours
  and 15 minutes+)
Read Reflect Respond Rest
- During your daily prayer use the saint-recommended way of reading Scripture,
  Lectio Divina (divine reading).
- Prepare
  
  Begin with the sign of the cross.
  
  Take a moment to be quiet and still.
  
  Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you in this prayer time.
- Read
  
  Read a Scripture selection slowly and attentively.
  
  Note any word, phrase, or image that catches your attention.
  
  Consider reading more than once, and/or out loud.
- Reflect
  
  Think about the meaning of whatever caught your attention.
  
  Possibly imagine yourself in the scene.
  
  What is the Lord saying to you through this text?
  
  Are there any: promises to claim, commands to obey, examples to follow, errors to avoid, praises to sing…
- Respond
  
  Talk to God about the passage or anything else on your heart.
  
  Thank him for blessings received; Ask him for what you and others need.
  
  Note any changes or actions you are drawn to live out.
- Rest
  
  Spend a few minutes in restful silence with him.
  
  “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps 46:11)
- Check out the
  Meditate on God's Word Nextstep
  for more tips and support as you grow into a habit of daily prayer with scripture.
- The 1% Challenge and Meditate on God's Word Nextstep videos are used under license and with the permission of the Evangelical Catholic.

Spend more time with Jesus this Lent. Join the 1% Challenge and kick-start a habit of prayer.

273+

151,515+

Check out the Meditate on God's Word Nextstep for more tips and support as you grow into a habit of daily prayer with scripture.

Spend more time with Jesus this Lent.
Join the 1% Challenge and kick-start a habit of prayer.

Check out the
Meditate on God's Word Nextstep
for more tips and support as you grow into a habit of daily prayer with scripture.