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.

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.

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.

It is appropriate to sing at least a part of the divine office, especially those sections which of their nature especially require to be sung. Our celebrations should be characterised by simplicity and moderation.

All the brothers are bound to the celebration of the conventual Mass and the liturgy of the hours in choir. All should be conscious of this common obligation. Those who are solemnly professed but who cannot be present at the common celebration should say the liturgy of the hours privately. Those who are simply professed should say at least Lauds and Vespers.

1. With due regard for the demands of the apostolate, the liturgy of the hours should be so arranged in each community that the different times of the day will be truly sanctified.
2. The daily office revolves round two pivotal moments: Lauds as morning prayer and Vespers as evening prayer. These are to be regarded as the principal hours and celebrated as such.

1. In our communities, the conventual Mass and the liturgy of the hours should be celebrated daily in choir.
2. Where the conventual Mass and the entire office cannot be celebrated in common, due to a legitimate impediment, at least Lauds and Vespers should be celebrated. If the situation is habitual it should be acknowledged by the prior provincial and his council.
3. When the divine office cannot be celebrated in choir for a just reason, according to the judgment of the major superior, it should be celebrated in another suitable sacred place.

The brothers should avail of sacramental confession frequently so as to foster the process of on-going conversion of life.

1. The celebration of the conventual Mass ought to be the centre of the community liturgy. The memorial of the Lord’s death and resurrection is the bond of brotherly love, and the principal source of apostolic vigour.
2. For this reason it is preferable that the conventual Mass be concelebrated because in it the unity of the sacerdotal ministry and of the community is more clearly signified.
3. The daily celebration of the eucharistic sacrifice is recommended for all priests because even in the absence of the faithful it is an act of Christ and of the Church.
4. Those who are not priests should participate in Mass daily.

The brothers should celebrate publicly the conventual Mass and the liturgy of the hours. And since the liturgy is an act of the whole people of God, the participation of the people in all our celebrations should be promoted.