Daughters of Charity - Prayer Resources

"When God wishes to communicate Himself He does so without effort,
in a sweet, gentle and loving manner. Let us, therefore, ask God
for the gift of prayer, and let us do so with great confidence.
God, on His side, asks for nothing better. Give me a person of prayer
and she will be capable of everything; she can say with the Apostle:
I can do all in Christ Jesus who strengthens me."

- St. Vincent de Paul

Prayer gives focus to our lives. Prayer guides us. Prayer comforts us. Prayer informs us. Prayer forms us. To pray is to touch God and let God touch us. We offer the following as starters for your prayer. We hope you find these ideas and links helpful.

Migrants Stations of the cross

The Daughters of Charity work locally and nationally with immigrants and to promote comprehensive immigration reform. We believe...

that family unity as a priority of immigration policies should be upheld.
a process should be created for undocumented immigrants to earn their legal status and eventual citizenship.
that the enforcement of immigration laws and humanitarian values need to be aligned.

During this Lenten season, please consider praying the Migrants Stations of the Cross. This is in Spanish and English.

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul International Website

The service of those who are most deprived draws its strength from the contemplation of Jesus Christ, who often went aside to pray. The international website of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul offers a Prayer Corner where, at the beginning of each month, a presentation will be offered to help you nourish and deepen your inner life and discover the meaning of Vincentian spirituality.

Vincentian reflections

Society of St. Vincent de Paul logo The National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincenct de Paul offers wonderful Vincentian Reflections on their website. These reflections are organized quarterly through the year and can be downloaded in your choice of two formats.

Video: A Prayer to Our Founders

Created by Sister Liz Sjoberg

Depaul University

Vincentian Podcasts from DePaul University. Some podcasts speak specifically about prayer; some speak about other things of interest to the Vincentian Family. But even those that don't speak directly about prayer can give you much to think about and be a starter for your prayer. Prayer isn't limited by anything except our own imaginations!

Busted Halo

Check out Busted Halo's Guide to Prayer. Here you can experiment with different prayer styles such as recited prayer, praying with the Bible, online prayer, praying with your body and more.

My Catholic Voice

You will find prayer resources and much more on My Catholic Voice.

Catholics On Call

Catholics On Call invites you to participate in Online Retreats which are self directed. Be sure to check out their Consider This section as well as the rest of their website.

prayer room

Daughter of Charity Sr. Catherine Salani has two beautiful meditations which you will find on the Daughters of Charity Northeast Province website. One is on Psalm 23 and the other is on Psalm 139.