MORNING PRAYER(LAUDS)

Offering of the Day

Most Holy Father, I offer You my actions, my joys

And Jesus replied, Have faith in God. and my pains, together with those of my brethren
Truly, I say to you, if you say to this mountain, “Rise up through your Son, Jesus, Our Lord. In the Holy Spirit, we
and throw yourself into the sea, shall be witnesses to your love today. With our Lady in
and have no doubt in your heart, the Church, we pray that the world may welcome your
but believe that what you say will happen, light. We pray you in particular
it will be done for you.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe
that you have received it, and it shall be done for you. Prayer to the Holy Spirit
(Mark 11:22-24)
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and kindle in them the fire of your love.

V: Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created.

R: And you shall renew the face of the earth.

Let us pray: O God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit,

did instruct the hearts of your faithful, grant that by the
same Holy Spirit, we may be truly wise and ever rejoice
in His consolation through Christ Our Lord. Amen.

ANGELUS
 O sweet and gentle Lady, Immaculate Mother of
V. The angel of the Lord declared to Mary God, we choose you this day to be the Mistress and Lady
R. And she conceived by the power of the Holy of this house. Guard it dear Mother from pestilence, fire,
Spirit. lightning, tempests and earthquakes, from schisms and
heresies, from depredation of burglars and the malice of
Hail Mary… the enemies. Protect its inmates sweet Mary. Watch over
their going out and their coming in and preserve them
V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord from sudden death. Keep us from all sin and harm and
R. Be it done unto me according to your Word. pray for us to God, that we may live in His service and
depart this life in His grace. Amen.
Hail Mary…
V. And the word was made flesh Prayer for our Sisters

R. And dwelt among us.

Deign, O Lord, to bless all my sisters.
Hail Mary… Have mercy on those who suffer,
be thyself their consolation.
V. Pray for us, Holy Mother of God
R. That we be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Have mercy on those who feel themselves forsaken,
be thyself their comfort.
Let us pray: Pour forth we beseech you, O Lord, your
grace into our hearts that we to whom the incarnation of Have mercy on those who are wavering,
Christ your Son, was made known by the message of an be thyself their light.
angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the
glory of His Resurrection, through the same Christ our Have mercy on those who feel weary,
Lord. Amen. be thyself their courage.

Have mercy on those who give themselves without

counting the cost,
Prayer to Our Lady of this House be thyself their wealth and their reward for their actions.
 edify your Mystical Body, the Church, and become the
And give to all of us an increase of charity, more and salt of the earth and the light of the world.
more profound, and more and more efficacious, because
Extend O Lord, your loving call to many pure and
this charity is drawn from Your Divine Heart. Amen.
generous hearted young women, that they may grow in
their desire for evangelical perfection and may dedicate
Prayer to St. Michael themselves to the service of the Church and their
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our neighbors who so desperately need such assistance and
protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; charity.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O
Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust II (Tuesday)
Enlightened and encouraged by your word, we
into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through
pray to you Lord: for those who have responded to your
the world for the ruin of souls. Amen call and are now living it; for bishops, priests, deacons,
for religious Brothers and Sisters – who have consecrated
EVENING PRAYER (VESPERS) themselves to you; for your Missionaries, for generous
lay persons engaged in ministries instituted or
recognized by the Church. Support them in their
Prayer for Vocations suffering, assist them in their solitude, protect them in
persecution, confirm them in fidelity.
I (Monday)
O Jesus, Divine Shepherd of souls, who called We pray to you, Lord, for those who are beginning
your Apostles to become fishers of men, now call the to open themselves to your call or who are already
ardent and generous hearts of our youth to make them preparing themselves to follow it. May your word
your followers and ministers. Let them share your thirst enlighten them, your example attract them, your grace
for that universal redemption for which you daily renew guide them to sacred orders, to religious commitment, to
your sacrifice upon the altar. the missions. Lord, may Your word guide and support
Lord Jesus, always living, intercede for us. Extend them all, so that they may know how to direct, advise
our horizons to the entire world where so many brethren and help their brethren with that force and conviction of
make silent supplication for the light of your truth and love which you possess and which you alone can
the warmth of your love. In answer to your call, may communicate. Amen.
many young men prolong here below your mission and
 III (Wednesday) can share with them the joy of your union with Christ.
Holy Spirit, you who are the mainspring of great Amen.
thoughts and generous resolutions, bring about in the
hearts of young girls the desire to consecrate themselves V (Friday)
entirely to Lord, look with love on the field you have sown in
Levesville. Grant us fidelity to the Charism of our
Founder.
God. Disclose to them the beauty of religious life in its
absolute self-giving. Make them hear Christ’s call and May we never forget our humble origin, the
give them strength to respond. poverty of our first sisters and their apostolic zeal in
proclaiming the gospel.
Stir up within us and our Congregation a Through the intercession of Father Chauvet and
profound interior life and an ardent apostolic zeal, that Mother Marie Anne, make us grow in number and in
we may deserve to receive new recruits. holiness “for the glory of God, the good of the Church
and the service of our neighbor.”
Grant that by the intensity of a Charity adapted to
the spiritual needs of our time we may draw many souls
to our ideal and offer them a milieu of authentic holiness.
Amen.

IV (Thursday)
Holy Virgin Mary, make the world come alive
with the enthusiasm that accompanied the offering of
your own life and heart to God.

Develop in a great number of souls the yearning to

follow the way of perfection. In particular, assure our
Congregation of a recruitment that is sufficient and even
plentiful.

You who are the Virgin of virgins, we pray you to

gather around you a great number of virgins so that you
 Prayer to St. Joseph From your sacred throne, Our Lady of the Pillar,
whom we venerate time again, be always the dispenser
Holy St. Joseph, spouse of Mary, be mindful of us, of heavenly treasures. In spite of my indignity, I dare ask
pray for us, watch over us. Guardian of the paradise of you my share of your numberless graces. Listen to my
the new Adam, provide for our spiritual and temporal prayer, Our Lady of Chartres, and may the glory of your
wants. name shine brightly for ages and ages. Amen.

Faithful guardian of the most precious of all O Immaculate Virgin, who begets God’s elect to
treasures, we beseech you to bring this matter to a happy grace and glory, deign to receive me into your maternal
end, if it be for the glory of God and for the good of our bosom and fashion me into the likeness of Jesus.
souls. Amen.
Prayer to St. Paul
//O glorious St. Joseph, for the love and glory of Jesus
and Mary, come to our assistance.// (7x) Saint Paul, our father and our model, obtain for us
the heart of an apostle, a heart, big as the world; give us
Prayer to Our Lady of Chartres
your ardent zeal for the glory of God.
Our Lady of Chartres, my Queen and my Mother,
with what joy I kneel before you. No one can count the May our life be consumed after your example, in
numberless favors you give each day to all those who the midst of work and of fatigue, even through sufferings
invoke you. What confidence, what love animates all and trials of all kinds. Help us to respond with joy and
your children! generosity to the call of God, to make Him known and
love.
Miraculous Virgin, as you have been so addressed
by those before us, cure those who suffer, console those Obtain for us your burning love for Jesus Christ
who weep, preserve the families, protect the children. who has made of you another Christ. May the Lord live
The tender solicitude of a mother’s heart watches over in us as He lived in you, for the glory of the Trinity and
the just to support them, over sinners to convert them, the salvation of the world. Amen.
over the priests to strengthen them, over the faithful to
save them. From that venerated crypt, O Lady, be always
a source of grace!
 HOLY HOUR Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Prayer for Peace
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary Most Holy.
God Our Father, You guide and govern
everything with order and love. Accept the prayers we Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception.
offer for our nation. Fill the hearts of all men with the Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
spirit of love and the desire to ensure peace for all their
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
brothers and sisters. By the wisdom of our leaders and
the integrity of our citizens, may we secure Justice and Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
equality, and end all division, and build a human society Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.
of love and peace.

Through the intercession of Mary, Our Lady of the

Immaculate Conception, under whose maternal
protection we have placed our land, free it from the
threats of all evil and violence. May its citizens remain
ever faithful to your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord who lives
and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God forever
and ever. Amen.
Divine Praises
Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the Name of Jesus.
Blessed be His most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His most Precious Blood.