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Presentation.......................................................................................................... 5

Abbreviations........................................................................................................ 6

Acknowledgements............................................................................................ 6

PART ONE: SALESIAN PRAYERS........................................................................... 7

 

1. DAILY RECURRENCES.......................................................................................... 8

Morning Offering..................................................................................................... 8

Angelus........................................................................................................................ 8

Regina Caeli (Easter Season)................................................................................. 8

Meditation.................................................................................................................. 9

Lectio Divina............................................................................................................ 12

Spiritual reading.................................................................................................... 13

Prayer before activities....................................................................................... 14

Prayer after activities......................................................................................... 15

Visit to the Blessed Sacrament.......................................................................... 15

Prayers for vocations........................................................................................... 16

Prayer to don bosco (at the end of vespers)................................................... 17

Rosary........................................................................................................................ 17

Prayer at the end of the day............................................................................... 18

 

2.  Monthly recurrences.............................................................................. 18

After benediction: The divine praises............................................................... 18

Monthly recollection.......................................................................................... 19

Review of life (Scrutinies)................................................................................... 22

PRAYING WITH THE HEART OF DON BOSCO (SCRUTINIUM ORATIONIS)............ 22

THE FRATERNAL SPIRIT (SCRUTINIUM FRATERNITATIS).......................... 24

THE BEATITUDES OF THE POOR (SCRUTINIUM PAUPERTATIS)............. 27

Reconciliation service.......................................................................................... 29

Meeting of the House Council............................................................................. 34

Monthly commemoration of Mary Help of Christians................................. 35

Blessing of Mary Help of Christians................................................................. 36

Prayer for vocations – first thursday of the month.................................... 44

Sacred Heart – first friday of the month........................................................ 45

Prayer for the missions – 11th of the month.................................................. 47

Don Bosco – last day of the month.................................................................... 49

 

3.  ANNUAL RECURRENCES.................................................................................. 51

Celebration at the beginning of the annual retreat................................... 51

Celebration at the end of the Retreat............................................................ 54

Prayer at a community gathering...................................................................... 57

Birthdays and Patronal Name Days of Confreres......................................... 58

PRAYER FOR A CONFRERE ON HIS BIRTHDAY..................................................... 58

PRAYER ON ONE’S OWN BIRTHDAY............................................................................ 58

PRAYER FOR A CONFRERE ON HIS NAME DAY..................................................... 58

 

4.  SPECIAL OCCASIONS......................................................................................... 59

Installation of a Rector...................................................................................... 59

Installation of the new Provincial.................................................................. 63

Provincial Visitation and Extraordinary Visitation.................................... 64

Prayers to Patron Saints of our Congregation............................................. 67

ST JOSEPH..................................................................................................................................... 67

ST JOHN BOSCO......................................................................................................................... 68

ST FRANCIS OF SALES........................................................................................................... 68

ST MARY MAZZARELLO........................................................................................................ 69

ST DOMINIC SAVIO.................................................................................................................. 69

Prayer for the recognition of holiness........................................................... 69

Illness........................................................................................................................ 70

VISIT TO A SICK PERSON..................................................................................................... 71

RITE OF HOLY COMMUNION TO THE SICK.............................................................. 73

RITE OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK................................................................................ 75

RITE OF VIATICUM.................................................................................................................. 79

COMMENDATION OF THE DYING.................................................................................. 82

PRAYERS AFTER DEATH...................................................................................................... 84

Death......................................................................................................................... 84

PRAYER VIGIL FOR THE DECEASED............................................................................ 85

DAILY REMEMBRANCE OF THE DEPARTED........................................................... 88

VISIT TO THE CEMETERY................................................................................................... 89

PRAYER FOR A COMMUNITY GRIEVING A CONFRERE’S PASSING........... 90

PART TWO: THE LITURGICAL YEAR................................................................. 93

 

5.     Season of Advent....................................................................................... 94

Advent Wreath Service........................................................................................ 94

Triduum in Preparation for the Immaculate Conception............................ 98

Christmas novena................................................................................................. 109

6.     Season of Christmas............................................................................. 123

Proclamation of the Birth of Christ.............................................................. 123

31 December – Last day of the calendar year.............................................. 124

1 January – First day of the calendar year................................................... 127

Renewal of Baptismal Promises  (on the Sunday of the Baptism of the Lord).......... 128

7.     Season of Lent.......................................................................................... 133

Way of the Cross (Meditation on the Passion according to St Luke).... 133

Way of the Cross (St John Paul II)................................................................... 142

 

8.     The Season of Easter............................................................................ 156

Via Lucis  – The Way of Light............................................................................. 156

Novena in Preparation for Pentecost............................................................ 165

Preparation for the Solemnity of Pentecost.............................................. 177

 

9.     Ordinary Time........................................................................................... 193

Novena in Preparation for the Feast of St John Bosco............................. 193

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life.................................................. 196

Availability for the Missions  (Salesian World Mission Day).................. 199

Novena in Honour of Mary Help of Christians............................................. 202