Vigils
"Prayer is the discipline of the moment. When we pray, we enter into the presence of God whose name is God-with-us. To pray is to listen attentively to the One who addresses us here and now.

Lauds
"When we live from God's breath we recognize with joy that the same breath that keeps us alive is also the source of life for our brothers and sisters. This realization makes our fear of the other disappear, our weapons fall away, and brings a smile to our lips. When we recognize the breath of God in others, we can let them enter our lives and receive the gifts they offer us.

Angelus
"The Angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary
And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail, Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee:
Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is
The fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary,
Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Behold the handmaid of the Lord:
Be it done unto me according to your word.

Hail, Mary . . .
And the Word was made flesh:
And dwelt among us.
Hail, Mary . . .

Pray for us, O holy Mother of God:
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

We beseech thee, O Lord, to pour thy grace into our hearts, that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought to the glory of his resurrection, through the same Christ our Lord.

Vespers
"The tears of grief and the tears of joy should not be too far apart. As we befriend our pain — or, in the words of Jesus, 'take up our cross' — we discover that the resurrection is, indeed, close at hand.

Compline
"Through compassion it is possible to recognize that the craving for love that men feel resides also in our own heart, that the cruelty that the world knows all too well is also rooted in our own impulses. Through compassion we also sense our hope for forgiveness in our friends' eyes and our hatred in their bitter mouths . . . For a compassionate man nothing human is alien: no joy and no sorrow, no way of living and no way of dying.

Salve Regina
"Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy,
Our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry,
Poor banished children of Eve,
To thee do we send up our sighs,
Mourning and weeping
In this valley of tears.
Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
Thine eyes of mercy toward us,
And after this our exile,
Show unto us the blessed fruit
Of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving,
O sweet Virgin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God,
That we may be made worthy
Of the promises of Christ.
Amen.

Bible Before Bed
" 'Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts stirring in your hearts? See by my hands and my feet that it is I myself. Touch me and see for yourselves: a ghost has no flesh and bones as you can see I have.' (Luke 24: 38-9)