Since we are called to work for the perfect glorification of God and the sanctification of mankind, we give priority to liturgical prayer. In it, Christ gives himself to the Church, unites us to his voice and work, and brings us to share into the mystery of salvation.

The Eucharist is the foundation of every Christian community because it renews the memorial of Christ’s uttermost love. In it, we offer ourselves to the Father and are made perfect in our union with God and one another. All the religious are to attend every day the Eucharistic sacrifice, in order to be fed at that abundant source of faith and love. Moreover, they are to strive to extend into their lives the mystery accomplished on the altar.

The worship of the Most Holy Eucharist is a living component of our tradition. For this reason, we hold a particular devotion to Christ our Lord present in the Eucharistic Sacrament. In this way, we are drawn to participate in his sacrifice and to respond with gratitude and love to him who nourishes and heals the members of his body by giving his life unceasingly.

Every day we are to celebrate the Liturgy of the Hours with attention and devotion. In this way, we prolong in time the prayer of Christ, we offer the sacrifice of our praise to God, and we cooperate to building up the Church. The Superior, after consulting the Chapter of the house, is to decide which part should be celebrated in common.

Through the Sacrament of Penance we experience the merciful love of the Father, who grants us pardon and peace, and reconciles us to his holy Church. Our religious are to approach it frequently with a sincere spirit of conversion. Everyone is free to choose his own confessor.

In order to promote devotion toward the Mother of God in both, the religious and believers, each community is to celebrate with particular solemnity the liturgical feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, illustrate her inexpressible mission in the light of the Scripture and Tradition, and foster the practices of devotion in everybody, in accordance with the commendable local customs. Every day, our religious are to express their devotion to the Mother of God through appropriate forms of prayer, especially by reciting the holy rosary.

We venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Mother of Orphans” as patron of our Congregation. From her we derive renewed commitment for a generous dedication to our mission.

The Lord shows his glory in us through our beloved father St. Jerome. By developing a filial devotion toward him we celebrate the power of God, who accomplishes great things in his servants, and partake of the spirit of holiness that made our Founder a father of orphans and a refuge of the poor.

For the devotion to St. Jerome to be ever more authentic and ardent, each religious is to grow in his love toward him by a renewed knowledge of his deeds and spirit. He is to eagerly imitate his virtues and proclaim the riches of his Christian testimony as much as possible.

We are aware that we live the gift of our vocation in the weakness of our human nature. Therefore, we entrust ourselves to the action of the Holy Spirit, who, step by step, transforms us into the image of the Son, we convert ourselves every day to the Lord, and carry our cross along with him.

We are to live intensely the spirit of penance drawing inspiration from the good example of St. Jerome. Through voluntary mortification, he persevered in the conversion to the Lord and won from God the grace to perform according to the divine will. So he lived no longer for himself, but for Christ and his poor. If we progress in the virtue of penance, in the footsteps of our Founder and Father, we too will obtain perseverance in our vocation and will be made sharers in the glory of the Lord.