Other forms of prayer

1. Since the contemplation of divine truth, and personal conversation and friendship with God are to be sought not only in liturgical celebrations and lectio divina but also in assiduous private prayer, the brothers ought to cultivate private prayer zealously .
2. All the brothers should spend at least half an hour daily in mental prayer at a time decided by the conventual chapter. It is to be done in common if possible.

1. The brothers are to worship Christ in the mystery of the Eucharist so that they may derive an increase of faith, hope and charity from such a wonderful exchange .
2. The brothers ought to cherish the Order’s traditional devotion to the Virgin Mother of God, Queen of the Apostles. She is an example of meditation on the words of Christ, and of acceptance of one’s mission.
   The brothers should recite daily a third part of the rosary in common or in private, according to the decision of the provincial chapter, preserving an appropriate relationship to the liturgy. This form of prayer leads us to the contemplation of the mystery of salvation in which the Virgin Mary is intimately associated with the work of her Son.
3. The brothers should foster the cult of St. Dominic and true devotion to him, the mirror of our life, and to the saints of the Order so that they may be moved to imitate them and be strengthened in the spirit of their vocation.

All the brothers should make a retreat for six full days each year, meditating on the word of God in their hearts and praying more intensely.