IF WE BEGIN EACH DAY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS, WE END EACH DAY ONE STEP CLOSER TO HEAVEN.
Members should modify it according to their specific case.
6AM WE BEGIN EACH DAY AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS
DUTIES
+ The Sign of the Cross (before & after prayers)
+ Morning Offering (beginning of each day)
+ The Angelus (6am) *
+ The Jesus Prayer (throughout day & night)
* The Regina Caeli during Paschaltide
(Easter Sunday – Pentecost)
MEDITATIONS
Covenant Promises: Humility
Virtues / Vices: Meekness, Brotherly Love
/ Anger, Envy
Cardinal Virtue: Justice
Beatitudes: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” Fruits of the Spirit: Charity, Patience, Gentleness
9AMDUTIES
+ Divine Office (Prime *or Lauds: Morning Prayer)
+ The Liturgical Year (Feast / Saint of the Day)
+ Divine Liturgy (Holy Sacrifice of the Mass) [anytime during the day]
or Feast / Saint of the Day, Mass Readings, & Act of Spiritual Communion
[Alternative to Mass (non holy days of obligation]
MEDITATIONS
Covenant Promises: Poverty of Spirit
Virtues / Vices: Humility, Liberality / Pride, Covetousness
Cardinal Virtue: Temperance
Beatitudes: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Fruits of the Spirit: Joy, Peace, Generosity
12NOONDUTIES
+ The Angelus / Regina Caeli (12Noon)
+ Divine Office (Sext: Midday Prayer)
+ The Rosary (5 decades) [anytime of the day]
MEDITATIONS
Covenant Promises: Purity of Body & Soul
Virtues / Vices: Chastity, Temperance / Lust, Gluttony
Cardinal Virtue: Prudence
Beatitudes: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.”
Fruits of the Spirit: Modesty, Self-Control, Chastity
3PMDUTIES
+ Chaplet of Divine Mercy (3-4pm)
+ Additional Duties (Weekly Consecration, Way of the Cross, Novenas, Etc.)
MEDITATIONS
Covenant Promises: Penance (A Life of Ongoing Conversion)
Virtues / Vices: Diligence / Sloth
Cardinal Virtue: Fortitude
Beatitudes: “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Fruits of the Spirit: Goodness, Kindness, Faithfulness
SUBJECTS FOR DAILY MEDITATION
SUNDAY: The Most Holy Trinity
MONDAY: The Souls in Purgatory
TUESDAY: Guardian Angels
WEDNESDAY: St. Joseph
THURSDAY: The Holy Eucharist
FRIDAY: The Passion & Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ
SATURDAY: The Blessed Virgin Mary (Theotokos)
EVERY DAY: Remember, Christian soul, that thou has this day, and every day of thy life: God to glorify, Jesus to imitate, the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Saints to venerate, the Angels to invoke, a soul to save, a body to mortify, sins to expiate, virtues to acquire, hell to avoid, heaven to gain, eternity to prepare for, time to profit by, neighbors to edify, the world to despise, devils to combat, passions to subdue, death perhaps to suffer, and judgment to undergo.
