Praying with Jeanne Chezard de Matel

 

Morning Prayer

O God,
enthrone Yourself in my heart
and do not ever leave it.
May You be the first
in the morning
to awaken
my thoughts, words
and actions,
and the last at night
to cover with the ashes
of Your holy humility
the fire which You have enkindled
in my heart.

(Letter to Fr. Jacquinot)

 

Prayer in the Middle of the Day

Dearest Love,
in humility and confidence,
I pray that wherever You may repose
at midday,
may Your divine illumination
be the light of my understanding
and Your charity the flame of my will.
In gentle repose,
there I shall be satisfied with You,
my Lord and my All.

(Complete Works 2)

 

Night Prayer

In a Divine ecstatic peace,
I sleep in Your arms, Incarnate Word,
lost to myself and to all my needs,
because in You are all my hopes
and You Yourself
are my only confidence
and my eternal possession.

(Teatise on the interpretation of the Song of Songs)

 

Prayer Before
Contemplating the Word

Divine Savior,
through Your inexpressible goodness
let me be transformed into You
and see only You
as I listen to Your Divine Word.

(Complete Works 2)

 

A Prayer to Mary

I thank you, Mother of God
who are all good and immaculate.
I know that this Order
was born upon your knees.
It came into existence
to honor your Incarnate Son
and for your glory.
It lovingly professes to honor
your immaculate Conception.
In the Incarnate Word,
who desired a new and mystic birth
in this Order,
you have a Child who loves you
more than do all human beings
or the Angels.
Receive the Order
of the Incarnate Word
into your care...it belongs to you.
Nourish it...
Carry it in your arms...
Present it to God
in your holy and most sacred hands.
May all the daughters [and sons]
of this Order
be your faithful servants...
Make them humble
in the sight of God.

(Completes Works 1)