Tuesday, August 28, 2018

A Eucharistic Nanny... That's seriously what I am ...


So, what does a Missionary Hermit Eucharistic Nanny's life look like?

10pm-11am full time care for three really little ones (change, feed, burp, swaddle and love times three at 10pm, 1am, 4am, 7am, 10am- it takes 45 mins a child leaving just enough time in between to make formula, clean/organize bottles, log it all, etc.) - plus lots of prayer with them!

11:15am-12:15pm -prayer before the Blessed Sacrament

12:15-12:45 -Mass (Some days I hit a 11:40am Mass on my way home)

12:45-1:15 -Walk to train (exercise!)

1:15-1:45 -commute on train (Rosaries, Chaplets, etc.)

2:00-5:00pm -Sleep (sometimes I skip the noon Mass to sleep 12-5pm)

5:15-5:45 - Mass at parish nearby

5:45-6:45pm -adoration

6:45-8:45pm -food, more adoration or sleep, spiritual reading, icons, guitar, languages, just life

8:45-9:45pm -commute (train and walking)

10pm-11am -work again

*** On weekends I only work 12 midnight to 7:30am, so I have extra hours to sleep, exercise 8-10 additional miles by the Lake (I normally walk 5-6 miles daily), additional adoration, etc.

All of my life is a prayer united with four chalices lifted in consecration every second (all over the world)- when a life is anchored in the Eucharist even little things have great worth and bear good fruit.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mary, that's interesting, thanks for sharing your day! I'm just wondering about the last point, do you sleep for only 3 hours? What kind of work do you do? Greetings!