The prayer meeting ordinarily should start with the praying of the five decades of the Rosary of any chosen mystery.

After the Rosary, some psalms are prayed. Some of the preferred psalms are: 51 and 91. Others may be added.

Songs are sung after the opening prayers. Through these songs, the members praise God with the angels and dispose themselves to hear the word of God.

There shall be sharing of the word of God which either takes the form of sermon or group sharing.

Here, the members are educated in the knowledge of the catholic doctrines. Doctrinal issues are treated. The popes' encyclical letters and some of the church's documents are exposed. The church's Fathers' teachings especially that of the angelic doctor, Thomas Aquinas are also studied.

Works are shared through which members have contact with people in schools, homes, offices, markets, etc and share the message of Christ with them especially as it concerns the life of purity. Members, being heralds of the good new and defenders of the catholic faith, also proclaim the church's stand on issues concerning premarital sex, infidelity in marriage, Contraception, Abortion, etc. Members are to give reports, during prayer meetings, of their experiences ill the course of their Apostolates. This will help to edify members and be propelled to forge ahead in this holy struggle.

Dear Jesus, I know that every perfect gift and especially that of chastity depends on the power of your Providence. Without you, a mere creature can do nothing. Therefore, I beg you to defend by your grace the chastity and purity of my body and soul. And if I have ever imagined or felt anything that can stain my chastity and purity, blot it out, Supreme Lord of my powers, that I may advance with a pure heart in your love and service, offering myself on the most pure altar of your divinity all the days of my life. Amen.

Chosen Lily of innocent, pure St. Thomas, who kept chaste the robe of baptism, and became an angel, I implore you to commend me to Jesus, the Immaculate Lamb, and to Mary, Queen of Virgins, Gentle protector of my purity, ask them that I who wear the holy sign of your victory of the flesh may also share your purity and that after imitating you on earth, I may at last come to be crowned with you among the angels.

! Holy Angels - Watch over us at all times during this perilous life.

! Holy Archangels - Be our guides on the way to heaven.

! Heavenly choir of the Principalities - Govern us in soul and in body.

! Mighty Powers - Preserve us against the wiles of the demons.

! Celestial Virtues - Give us strength and courage in the battle of life.

! Powerful Dominations - Obtain for us dominion over the rebellion of our flesh.

! Sacred Thrones - Grant us peace with God and humanity

! Brilliant Cherubim - Enlighten our minds with heavenly knowledge.

! Burning Seraphim - Enkindle in our hearts the fire of charity. Amen.

V/ Lord, have mercy.
R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Christ, have mercy.
R/ Christ, have mercy.

V/ Lord, have mercy.
R/ Lord, have mercy.

V/ Jesus, hear us.
R/ Jesus, graciously hear us.

R/ for ff: have mercy on us

God, the Father of Heaven,
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God, the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, One God,
Jesus, Son of the living God,
Jesus, Splendor of the Father,
Jesus, Brightness of eternal Light,
Jesus, King of Glory,
Jesus, Sun of Justice,
Jesus, Son of the Virgin Mary,
Jesus, Most amiable,
Jesus, most admirable,
Jesus, the mighty God,
Jesus, Father of the world to come,
Jesus, angel of great counsel,
Jesus, most powerful,
Jesus, most patient,
Jesus, most obedient,
Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Jesus, Lover of Chastity,
Jesus, our Lover,
Jesus, God of Peace,
Jesus, Author of Life,
Jesus, Model of Virtues,
Jesus, zealous for souls,
Jesus, our God,
Jesus, our Refuge,
Jesus, Father of the Poor,
Jesus, Treasure of the Faithful,
Jesus, good Shepherd,
Jesus, true Light,
Jesus, eternal Wisdom,
Jesus, infinite Goodness,
Jesus, our Way and our Life,
Jesus, joy of the Angels,
Jesus, King of the Patriarchs,
Jesus, Master of the Apostles,
Jesus, Teacher of the Evangelists,
Jesus, Strength of Martyrs,
Jesus, Light of Confessors,
Jesus, Purity of Virgins,
Jesus, Crown of all Saints,

V/ Be merciful unto us,
R/ spare us, O Jesus!

V/ Be merciful unto us,
R/ graciously hear us, O Jesus!

R/ for ff: deliver us, O Jesus

From all evil,
From all sin,
From your wrath,
From the snares of the devil,
From the spirit of fornication, (3x)
From everlasting death,
From the neglect of your inspirations,
Through the mystery of your holy Incarnation,
Through your Nativity,
Through your Infancy,
Through your most divine Life,
Through your Labors,
Through your Agony and Passion,
Through your Cross and Dereliction,
Through your Sufferings,
Through your Death and Burial,
Through your Resurrection,
Through your Ascension,
Through your Institution of the Most Holy Eucharist,
Through your joys,
Through your Glory,

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
R/ spare us, O Jesus!

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
R/ graciously hear us, O Jesus!

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world,
R/ have mercy on us, O Jesus!

Jesus hear us.
R/ Jesus, graciously hear us.

Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, you have said, "Ask and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you"; mercifully attend to our supplications, and grant us the grace of your most divine love, that we may love you with all our hearts, and in all our words and actions, and never cease to praise you.

Make us, O Lord, to have a perpetual fear and love of your holy name, for you never fail to govern those whom you solidly establish in your love. You, who live and reign forever and ever. R/ Amen.

Apart from the laid down, formal prayers, members shall express themselves in spontaneous prayers especially as it concerns intercessions for various needs.

9. ANTHEM AND THE CLOSING PRAYERS.

The anthem shall be sung after which the closing prayer is then said.

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