Morning Prayer

Oh Beloved Mother.
you who know so well the ways of Holiness and Love,
teach us to raise our minds and hearts often to the Trinity,
and to fix thereon our respectful and loving attention.
Since your journey with us on the path of eternal life,
do not be a stranger to the frail pilgrims
your charity is willing to shelter.

Turn your merciful gaze toward us;
draw us into your brilliance;
shower us with your kindness;
lead us into the Light and into the Love;
lead us ever further and higher
into the spender of Heaven.

Let nothing ever trouble our peace.
nor make us leave the thought of God;
but let each minute take us further
into the depths of the August Mystery,
until the day our souls,
fully blossomed by the light of the divine union,
will see all things in eternal Love and Unity.

Amen

Clarification

The Congregation of Saint John has taken note of the news concerning the excommunication of an ex-member of the Congregation of St John who might wrongly be presented by news outlets as a Brother of Saint John. This person left the Congregation of Saint John 25 years ago. He is therefore no longer part of our religious institute, holds no responsibility in its name, and maintains no institutional connection with our Congregation. The excommunication decision concerns only the individual himself and pertains to his personal situation. It in no way concerns the Congregation of Saint John. The activities, commitments, and positions taken by this person are his own and do not in any way involve the Congregation of Saint John. The Congregation of Saint John reaffirms its full communion with the Catholic Church and its faithful attachment to the Holy Father. The Congregation carries out its mission in service to the Church, in communion with the bishops of the dioceses where the brothers are sent.