1. The ascetical day consists of three major devotional exercises coinciding with the times of the angelus and possibly announced by the same bell as used for the angelus. For those who have time available, the day will also consist of four minor devotional exercises. To these seven devotional exercises for an ever better nourishment of fervor, can and may be added two “minimal” devotional exercises: both private; one determined and the other undetermined.

2. For every devotional exercise there are always assigned some vocal prayers (always recited chorally) which are only considered mandatory for the community exercises; if one should do these exercises in private, he may use any other formula, and much more easily follow the inspiration of the moment, as long as one exercises the prescribed acts of religion. The same is said of mental prayers when they are done privately, since in private every one may meditate on the subject of his choice, use other books and follow his own grace of prayer.

3. The first devotional exercise is at dawn in honor of and union with the resurrection of the Lord, with the first of seven spirits assisting at the throne of the blessed Trinity. It consists of the vocal prayer of the morning with the intentions and declarations of love to elevate the spiritual value of every act, the litany of saint Joseph for our benefactors, the preventive general and particular examination of conscience as immediate preparation for the mass and communion.

4. The second devotional exercise at sunrise is called the morning sacrifice and is done in honor of and union with the passion and death of the lord, with the second of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the blessed Trinity. It consists of a full hour of mental prayers and the community mass with general communion of all those who are present. It ends with the liturgical peace given by the officiating director or educator to the religious who are present. This is the first major devotional exercise.

5. The third devotional exercise of the morning is done in honor of and in union with the mystery of the divine Pentecost and of the holy triumphant, militant and suffering church, with the third of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the blessed Trinity. It consists of a sequence or hymn of the Holy Spirit, reading of the martyrology and the litany of the holy name of Jesus for our benefactors.

6. The fourth devotional exercise takes place at noon and is done in honor of and in union with the ascension of the Lord with the fourth of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the blessed trinity. It consists of the Angelus, a tribute of prayers to the adorable Trinity, the offertories of the most precious blood with a particular and general examination of conscience, half hour of meditated reading on the divine scriptures or other ascetical readings, and the litany of the sacred heart of Jesus for our benefactors. It is the second of the major devotional exercises.

7. The fifth devotional exercise at Vespers is done in honor of and in union with the holy Family of Mary and Joseph around Jesus in our midst in the blessed sacrament, with the fifth of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the most blessed Trinity. It consists of a visit to Jesus, Mary and Joseph, to the guardian angel and to the other celestial spirits and saints of the Lord. Monthly devotions will take place at this time. They should always include a song in honor of the blessed virgin Mary!

8. The sixth devotional exercise at sunset is called the evening sacrifice, and is done in honor and glory of the institution of the divine Eucharist, with the sixth of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the most blessed Trinity. It consists of the rosary and the litany of the blessed mother (on Saturdays, litanies of the saints may be recited) and benediction with the blessed sacrament, with half hour of meditated ascetical readings, generally on the lives of the saints. It is the third of our major devotional exercises.

9. The seventh devotional exercise in the evening is done in honor of and in union with the transfiguration of the lord, with the seventh of the seven spirits assisting at the throne of the most blessed Trinity. It consists of evening prayers with the preparation for a holy death, the general and particular examination of conscience; the litanies for the dying, a remote preparation for the mass, communion and meditation for the next morning, with an invitation to the angels and saints, and the registration “in the book of the soul”, of the good inspirations and graces of the day to be used for future spiritual direction.

10. Everyone should faithfully practice the short prayers recited in common before and after study classes, activities, meals, recreation and walks, going up and down stairways, coming and going together. No one should leave the house without first paying a visit to the blessed sacrament. After the noon and evening meals, everyone should make a visit to the blessed sacrament; these two visits are the “minimal” devotional exercises.

11. Everyone in private will complete the rosary of the blessed mother and will fill the day with short prayers, acts of love, short visits to the blessed sacrament and spiritual communions with Jesus in the Eucharist, with the divine glory, love and will, with the divine presence, with the divine attributes and operations and with the three divine persons, worshipping them in their messengers, the angels; in their representatives, the superiors; in their living images, the neighbor and much more in the holy Family and in oneself.

12. The major devotional exercises should always be done in a chapel in the presence of the blessed sacrament, the others may be done elsewhere, but always in places designated for prayer. Everyone should try to live out entirely this day of prayer during the monthly days of recollection, yearly major spiritual exercises and the minor exercises at the beginning of the four seasons unless the director decides otherwise for greater spiritual advantage of the soul. A definite period of time is always assigned for every spiritual exercise; at the end of this period of time, the devotional exercise must be terminated even if it is left unfinished. It is a good thing and it is praiseworthy if the whole time assigned for a spiritual exercise is taken by mental prayer.