The General Assembly of Rome 2000 explicitly asked that “the International Secretariat, in collaboration with the International Council, will compile a book of prayers for the Association, which will help us preserve the spirit of common prayer and so reinforce our sense of belonging to the Association. All countries will be asked to contribute their own prayer materials for this project.” (Final Document, 1.2) You hold in your hands today this dream come true.
We have tried to gather in this book the principal prayers with which we identify ourselves and which highlight our characteristics as Vincentian Marian Youth. Certainly, the National Councils are free to use and enrich it in the manner they deem convenient.
Through this book, it is our hope that:
– We support each other daily through prayer,
– Our prayer become beautiful for God and attractive to young people
– We will make prayer an integral part of our encounters for catechism, formation, apostolate, service and evangelization, so that we take it up naturally and spontaneously in our daily life.
May the Virgin of the Miraculous Medal, teacher of prayer for JMV, maternally motivate our prayer life and that of our respective groups so that, like St. Vincent, we become authentic contemplatives in action.
JMV INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL
October 2002
http://www.secretariadojmv.org/inter/l_oracion/english/book_prayers.htm
