“They are chaste...
who follow The lamb wherever he goes .”
St. John - Revelation 14:4

When Jesus is our first love, we find ourselves beloved lovers of God.

We are a missionary men’s community, helping souls meet and love Jesus as Lord.
We practice prayerful and penitential chastity, poverty and obedience in the footsteps of our Savior. We are inspired by St. Francis of Assisi and St. Ignatius Loyola in fraternity and apostolic generosity.
We evangelize and disciple youth, preach retreats, train missionaries, and provide spiritual direction. We live and work in Denver, and we are on mission wherever He calls us.
We die to ourselves, to live for Christ and for His Bride, the Holy Catholic Church.

We are the Servants of Christ Jesus.

A man who is interested in the Servants of Christ Jesus may fill out the form on this page to request more information. You will be contacted by the Vocation Director, to discuss more information and consultation. The Vocation Director invites qualified candidates to a one-week immersion with the Servants, for further prayer, experience and discernment.

With the approval of the Vocation Director, the Servants of Christ Jesus, and the man’s spiritual director, a candidate may be invited to the Application Process, which includes:

·      Cover Letter
·      Resume
·     Application
·      Employment History
·      Physical Examination
·      Psychological Examination
·      High School & University Transcripts
·      Birth Certificate
·      Sacramental Records
·      Criminal Background Check
·      Credit Check
·      Letters of Recommendation (3)
·      Safe Environment Training
·      Spiritual Autobiography

Regular admission to the community is in mid-August.

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Men aged 18-30 are welcome to make vocation-related inquiries.

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Our Formation Exercises:

Formation Exercises

Annual Spiritual Exercises

Each Servant makes the 30-Day Silent Spiritual Exercises retreat once during formation and an annual 8-Day Silent Spiritual Exercises.

Month-long Poverty Pilgrimage

Each Servant takes a month-long poverty pilgrimage bringing along only one change of clothes and a bible. Servants have made poverty pilgrimages in Mexico, Italy, Spain, Canada and the California coast.

Holy Land Pilgrimage & Mission Trip

Each Servant makes a Pilgrimage and Mission Trip to the Holy Land, praying at the sites of Jesus’ life, and serving the poor of the Palestinian Catholic community in the West Bank.

Hospital Resident Chaplaincy

Servants spend four weeks ministering to the needs of the sick in a hospital. Servants have served at Santa Teresita Medical Center in California, supporting the Carmelite Sisters at their nursing home and working with North Kinangop Catholic Hospital in Kenya.

Manual Labor Internship

As part of formation, each Servant spends four weeks doing manual labor. Recent internships have involved supporting Life Teen Camps on their facilities, maintenance, landscaping, and janitorial staff and Serving the needs of the Lord’s Ranch apostolate in New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.

High School Teaching

Each Servant spends several years teaching at Bishop Machebeuf High School in Denver.

Spiritual Direction Training

Subsequent to his 30-day Spiritual Exercises, each Servant is mentored in providing spiritual direction and in leading the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola.

Third-World Missionary Immersion

Each Servant serves a full month as a missionary to a Third World country. Servants have been sent on third-world immersions to the impoverished communities of the Philippines, Mexico, India, Peru and Honduras.

St. John Vianney Seminary

Following prayer and discernment with his spiritual director and with the Superior, a Servant may apply for admission to St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver after he has become a professed member of the community.

A Day in Our Life:

A Day in Our Life

4:00 am - Rise

Servants who are teaching or in Seminary rise at 4:00 am to begin their Holy Hour at 4:20 am. A novice will typically rise at 5:00 am.

4:20 am - Holy Hour

Servants who are teaching or in seminary may begin their Holy Hour at 4:20 am. Novices typically begin Holy Hour at 7:30 am.

5:30 am - Breakfast

The community gathers for breakfast, which is eaten in silence. During the meal, one Servant reads aloud from the lives of the saints or other spiritual reading.

5:50 am - Divine Office & Morning Prayer

The Liturgy of the Hours is prayed together as a community before Mass or departure for seminary or apostolic ministry.

6:30 am - Mass

Weekday Community Mass is regularly at 6:30 am. The Servants in the High School apostolate, however, attend campus Mass at 7:15 am.

8:00 am - Apostolates & Seminary

Applicants, novices, and Servants are assigned to various classes, exercises and apostolates throughout their formation process. Click Here to learn more about our apostolates. In preparation for ordination, some Servants attend classes at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary.

5:30 pm - Vespers

Servants gather in the chapel for evening prayer. Servants who are assigned to cook will begin preparing dinner at 4:30 pm in order to be finished for 5:30 pm evening prayer.

6:00 pm - Dinner

Dinner begins with Thanksgiving for God's provision throughout the day. On Tuesdays the community welcomes different families for dinner.

7:00 pm - Recreation & Preparation

The time following dinner is a time for recreation, study and preparation for the following day. Servants involved in the University Ministry and High School apostolates will often sponsor student events and attend student activities after dinner.

8:00 pm - Compline

The community gathers in the chapel to conclude the day with night prayer.

Before Retiring - Daily Examen

Alone before retiring for the day, each Servant gives thanks for his blessings, asks the Lord's forgiveness for his faults, and determines how to amend his actions tomorrow.

“They are chaste... who follow The lamb wherever he goes .” St. John - Revelation 14:4

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“They are chaste...
who follow The lamb wherever he goes .”
St. John - Revelation 14:4