March

Day Intention Prayer
1 / March That, by our vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, we may dedicate and commit ourselves totally to the Risen Christ in the consecrated life. (Art. 13) That we may learn to internalize the vows, making them values that affect our daily life. For increased fidelity to our religious vows and to the spirit of our founders. For those who work in the health care ministries

 
2 / March That our dedication to the vows entail an act of faith whereby we respond to God's call to give ourselves completely - with all our talents, abilities and powers - to Him, to the Church and to the Congregation. (Art. 13) That we may be more aware of each other's giftedness and of our own responsibility to develop our gifts for the good of our Community. For all families and especially for those families struggling to survive.  

 
3 / March That life according to the vows may help us to develop as persons and to attain Christian maturity.   (Art. 14) For the people entrusted to our care in parishes and schools. For the conversion of sinners. For the church in Poland.  
4 / March That our vows may be an expression of the free and total gift of ourselves to God.    (Art. 14) For the sick, the suffering and the dying. That during this season of Lent, we may die to ourselves and prepare for the great feast of the Resurrection. For peace in the world.  

 
5 / March That we accept the detachment implied in the observance of our vows in order to become more firmly attached to Christ.  (Art. 14) That our experience of listening to the voice of the Lord and walking in His ways during these days of Lent may help us to deepen our understanding of the Paschal Mystery. For our Congregation and our superiors. For the grace of reconciliation during this Lent.  

 
6 / March That the practice of our vows may contribute to the realization of our common life and to the fulfillment of our mission.   (Art. 14) For the Church, for our Holy Father and our local Ordinary. For faithfulness to our vows, and for the spirit of resurrection. For a spirit of reconciliation during the Lenten season.  

 
7 / March That our vows may be a visible sign to the people of God, pointing to the possibility of living according to the counsels of Jesus (Art. 15) For our Congregation, our superiors, and for vocations to our Congregation. In thanksgiving for our benefactors. For peace in the world.  

 
8 / March That our vows may be a prophetic witness of the primacy of God and higher values: the supernatural and the eternal as con­trasted with the natural and the temporal. (Art. 15) That, mindful of our tradition, we may place special emphasis on co-operation with the laity in our apostolic ministry. For our deceased parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For those seeking employment.  
9 / March That our faithfulness in living the vows may serve as an inspiration to all, encouraging them to live their own Christian vocation more fully. (Art. 15) That we may learn to appreciate ongoing formation as a way of life rather than any specific program. For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection. For those who were our Formators, living and deceased.  

 
10 / March That, in freely obliging ourselves by the vow of chastity to perfect continence within the celibate life, we may achieve a complete union of our life with the Risen Christ and express our love for Him. (Art. 16) For the beatification of Fr. Paul Smolikowski, CR

For all those who have asked our prayers; for those we have promised to pray for; for those for whom we have a respon­sibility to pray. For the Bishops and the people of the Dioceses in which we serve.  

 
11 / March That, in keeping with the vow of chastity, we may die to the pursuit of inordinate self-love and choose to direct our lives in a spirit of love for the Risen Christ.  (Art. 16) That we may be men of faith, believing in God's love for us, trusting that we are accepted by Him. For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For the gift of healing for those struggling with health issues.  
12 / March That our consecration to Christ may manifest itself through the love and service we give to others who are all Christ's brothers and sisters, and through the exercise of a spiritual fatherhood.  (Art. 17) For Pope Francis on the anniversary of his election as Holy Father. For the Church and our local Ordinary. For peace in the world.  

 
13 / March That our consecration through chastity may be a prophetic sign of the resurrected life after death when people "neither marry nor are given in marriage" (Matthew 22:30), but when all will be directly united with Christ and with one another in complete love and peace. (Art. 17) That we may be faithful to our Constitutions as a special revelation of God's purpose for us. For our country, for justice and peace. For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.  
14 / March That, since chastity is a gift of God, we continue to pray that God grant it to us and assist us to grow in this virtue. (Art. 18) For our Congregation, and for our superiors. For those seeking employment. For a spirit of reconciliation during the Lenten season.  

 
15 / March That we may be aware of God's presence and mindful of our weakness; that we may strengthen our chastity by joining mortification to prayer. (Art. 18) For increased fidelity to our Community charism and to our religious vows. For vocations to our Congregation. For peace in the world.  
16 / March That true fraternal charity, realized in our community life, may provide for us a strong aid to chastity. (Art. 18) For all those who have recommended themselves to our prayers. That through the intercession of St. Patrick, we may be evangelizers to the unchurched. For the peace in the world.  

 
17 / March That, in loving response to Christ's invitation and recalling the example of His own personal life, we may live the evangelical poverty we have vowed.   (Art. 19) That the Lord may help us to remove from our lives anything that separates us from Him, or that hinders His work in us and through us. For our brothers in the missions. For the grace to be attentive to the needs of our parishioners, patients and students.  
18 / March That the profession of poverty for the sake of following Christ may result in a life of labor and moderation. (Art. 20) For our Bishop, and for our local superior. For God's blessing on the people of St. Joseph parishes in: Hamilton, Ontario; Brantford, Ontario; Boronia, Victoria, Australia and Big Bear Lake, California.  

 
19 / March That our vow of poverty may lead us to live in complete dependence on our religious Superiors in the use and disposition of material goods as well as the renouncing of at least the administration of our own patrimony.   (Art. 20) That the spirit of prayer and mortification may take deep root in our Community of the Resurrection. For our deceased brothers and benefactors. For vocations to the Congregation of the Resurrection.  
20 / March That a life of evangelical poverty may lead us to worship God by acknowledging our total dependence on Him.  (Art. 21) For our parents, relatives, friends and benefactors. For those seeking employment. For the terminally ill, for the grace to let go and welcome the invitation of the Risen Lord to eternity.  

 
21 / March That we may detach ourselves from material things so that we may give ourselves more fully in imitation of the poor Christ and in the exercise of the apostolate.   (Art. 21) That we may hear and accept the gospel call to repent. For him who will die first among us. For peace in the world.  
22 / March That through our vow of poverty we may give witness to the world of the supreme importance of storing up treasure in heaven.  (Art. 21) That we may identify with Christ and with His mission, accepting our call "to serve the needs of all. "

For the members of the Polish Province. For the estranged from the Church, for the grace to come home.  

 
23 / March That in imitation of Christ, a person who was poor both in fact and in spirit, our practice of evangelical poverty may be both external and internal.   (Art. 22) That the Church may be renewed constantly and purified by penance. For the conversion of sinners. For the members of the Region of South America.  
24 / March That, true to our charism, we may accept Mary as the model of all that we are called to be and to do as Resurrectionists. (Charism statement)   That we may recognize and accept ourselves as religious with vows which must be lived authentically, credibly, radically, prophetically and joyfully. For vocations to our Congregation. That in our words and deeds, we will announce the presence of the Lord in our lives.  
25 / March That, in our practice of external poverty, before we seek a permission from our Superior, we be honestly convinced that our request is in conformity with the spirit of our vow. (Art. 22) For faithfulness to the vows, and for the spirit of resurrec­tion. For blessings upon all Resurrectionists throughout the world. For peace in the world.  

 
26 / March That, in forming an honest conviction before seeking a permission, we will weigh our personal needs and the needs of our apostolate against the call of our vocation to imitate the poverty of Christ.    (Art. 22) That our experience of listening to the voice of the Lord and walking in His ways during these days may help us to deepen our understanding of the Paschal Mystery. For our Congregation and our superiors. For the sick, the aged and the lonely; for him who will die first among us.  
27 / March That our imitation of Christ's poverty may give witness that we are indeed seeking God above all things, and that we value spiritual goods above material goods.  (Art. 22) For the sick, the suffering, the dying and for him who will die first among us. For the members of our local house.  

 
28 / March That in our practice of interior poverty, which was so highly recommended by Christ, we may grow ever more aware that our possessions, our talents and our very being have been given to us by God, and that we are completely dependent on Him.  (Art. 22) For all of our deceased brothers, members of our families, friends and benefactors. That the days of Lent may be a time of greater recollection, silence and awareness of God's presence. For healing for those abused by family, friends and the Church.  
29 / March That, aware of being but stewards of all that God has given us, we may give of ourselves generously in service to the people of God.  (Art. 22) For the grace to admit our guilt most humbly, and to use the days of Lent as a time of reconciliation. For the Church and for our Holy Father. For the conversion of sinners.  
30 / March That we may acknowledge as community property whatever we obtain through our work, our own personal efforts, or in the name of the Congregation after our profession of evangelical poverty. (Art. 23) For a spirit of reconciliation in our personal lives, in Community relationships, carrying over into our ministry and shared with the faithful we serve. In thanksgiving for the generosity of our benefactors. For the grace to be prayerful men attuned to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.  

 
31 / March That we may be convinced that the faithful observance of poverty is an important factor contributing to the joyful experience of common life. (Art. 23) That in all areas of formation we may place greater stress on loving one another than on performance or meeting expecta­tions. For the Church and for our Holy Father. For our local communities as they share their Christian values, celebrate the Eucharist and pray together. For our parents, living and deceased.  
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