About
A Holy Hour That Changes the Church
The mission, and the simple structure, behind the Seven Sisters Apostolate.
The Seven Sisters Apostolate is part of the national Seven Sisters Apostolate, and this Galveston-Houston Area site does not repeat its full history and theology, both of which are covered in depth at the national site ↗. What follows is a short introduction to the mission, written for this local chapter.
At its heart, the apostolate is simple: seven women, from the same parish, each commit to one Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration per week, each on a different day, all for the same priest. Together, without any one woman carrying more than a single hour, the group ensures that priest is held in prayer every single day of the year.
The Structure, in Five Steps
Seven Women
One parish group, each woman committing to a single weekly hour.
One Priest
The whole group prays for one assigned priest, by name, all year.
One Day
Each Sister keeps the same day of the week for her entire commitment.
One Holy Hour
A full hour before the Blessed Sacrament, or before a Tabernacle.
One Year
June to June, renewed each year at Commitment Day.
A Theological Foundation
The apostolate draws its spirit from Matthew 26:10, the woman who poured out costly perfume on Jesus: a generous, unhurried gift of time before the Lord, offered here for the sanctification of priests. It is sometimes called “the Holy Wasting” — a lavish, seemingly impractical gift of time, given freely to God.