PRAYER AFTER MEDITATION (MONDAY AND THURSDAY)

L         Blessed are those who listen to God's word.

A         And live by it every day.

L         Let us renew our commitment to the Lord and our dedication to our mission on behalf of young people; let us ask Our Lady for the gift of fidelity.

L         Most holy 

A        and Immaculate Virgin, Help of Christians,

            Mother of the church, 

           you inspired the foundation of our congregation

           and remain its support;

           we place ourselves under your motherly protection,

           and faithful to our Salesian vocation,

           we promise to work always for the greater glory of God 

           and the salvation of the world.

L         With trust in your intercession,

A         we pray for the Church, for our Congregation and the Salesian family,

           for the young, especially those in most need, 

           and for all redeemed by Christ.

L         You were Don Bosco's teacher;

A         show us how to imitate his virtues,

           especially his union with God, his purity, humility and poverty,

           his love for work and for temperance,

           his kindness and wholehearted service of others,

           his loyalty to the Pope and to the Bishops of the Church.

L         Grant O Mary Help of Christians,

A         that we may serve God with fidelity and generosity until death.

           Help us to come at last to the endless joy of life together 

           in our Father's home in heaven. Amen.

                                                                                      (As modified by E. Viganò, AGC 309)