Prayers

A DAILY PRAYER OF A SERVITE SISTER

O most Sorrowful Mother, I venerate you as my Mother and Queen and completely surrender myself to you. O most loving Mother of all mothers, look upon me with compassion. Help me to be always faithful to my vocation and to remain always loyal to your son Jesus, and to my Congregation.

Help me to become like you day by day by allowing compassion to grow in me. Teach me to surrender myself completely to the saving plan of God, to have zealous Involvement in the growth of the church, to engage in hard work in the spirit of humility, and to work for the liberation of the oppressed. Create in all our sisters the attitude of seeing suffering as a means of growth and liberation. Help us to grow in co- responsibility and sisterly love and to create dialogic communities in our houses. Grant that the power of resurrection of Christ may be expressed in our life and activities.

Our loving mother, obtain for all our sisters the grace of perseverance in vocation. Amen.

PRAYER FOR THE CONGREGATION

O Mother of Sorrows, our beloved mother, we remember with love and gratitude the wonderful way, in which you founded our Congregation. We acknowledge how miraculously you have been protecting it in the face of innumerable trials and challenges from the time of its inception till today. We place ourselves in your loving hands to be guided by you, so that we are faithful to our charism and spirit. Help us to grow to be the medium of God's compassion to our people today. Guide many zealous young women to join us so that our Congregation may continue your compassionate presence in the world for years to come.

L: Mary Mother and Queen of Servites

R: Pray for us.

PRAYER FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION

God our loving father and mother, we place before you all the members of our Congregation. Bless us and give us the grace to grow to be a strong spiritual force at your service.

Implant in our novices a deep love for your Son Jesus and for the people saved by His sacrifice on the Cross. Grant them health of body and mind so that they can diligently prepare themselves for making a complete offering of themselves to you. Guide our juniors to grow in integrating prayer, life in the community and apostolic activity. Help us to be supportive as they prepare themselves for their final commitment.

Be with our senior sisters in their efforts to grow in the spirituality of the Congregation, so that they could be worthy role models for young sisters. Help our sisters living in distant places to preserve the bond of communion within the Congregation through their fidelity to our lifestyle.

We pray for our superiors on all levels. Guide them with Your wisdom and love in their service of authority. Help us to co- operate with them in the various moments of dialogue, in taking the right decisions and obey them in the spirit of obedience.

We pray for all our aged and sick members of our Congregation. May they be comforted by the feeling your nearness to them. Help them to be a source of spiritual strength for the Congregation through their prayer.

Grant O Lord a share in your eternal life and bliss to all our deceased sisters. This prayer we make through Christ our Lord. Amen.

CONGREGATIONAL HYMN

அன்னையே அரசியே உன் பாதம் பணிந்தோம்

உன் சபை வளர உன் ஆசியை வேண்டினோம் அற்புதங்கள் பல ஆற்றியே அன்று ஆரம்பித்தாயே உன் ஊழியர் சபையை

தலைமுறை தலைமுறை உன் எழில் தியானித்து உன் உருவில் வளர பலரை அழைப்பாய் இறை உளம் தெரிந்து இறை அரசைப் பரப்ப உறுதுணையாய் நிற்பாய் ஊழியர் எமக்கு

ஊழியர் சபையின் புனிதரை நினைத்து பெருமையுடன் வந்தோம் உன் புகழ் பாட தனி வரம உள்ளுயிர் வாழ்வை இயக்கிட தாயே உன் தாளினைப் பணிந்து வேண்டினோம்.