Prayer
Prayer is an offering of praise, petition, and thanksgiving. Prayer opens the doors of Heaven and places us in the throne room of God. Prayer offers the soul the opportunity to once again meet and touch its Lover and Creator in a mystical way. Prayer is a selfless act, as we seek in it the will of God through Christ Jesus. In it we can find contentment, peace, tears, joy, and union with God. Through prayer we seek wholeness, healing and a desire only to love God.
It has been the privilege of monastic communities for centuries to pray for and on behalf of God's kingdom on earth, the Church, and all others in need. Members of the Order of the Most Holy Mary Theotokos continue this tradition by way of the Divine Office and treasure this responsibility. Our primary work is the Work of God. To pray for a world that can not or will not pray for itself.
Please fill in the form on our Contact Us page to send your prayer request to the Order of the Most Holy Mary Theotokos. Or, you may simply send an email to our Archbishop-Abbot at: domrobert@osst-abbey.org Your request will go out to all members of the Community and will become a part of our daily intercessions. Please provide us with your first name and some details of your prayer need.
We are honored to join you in prayer.
PRAYER FOR MONASTIC ORDERS AND VOCATIONS
O Lord Jesus Christ, you became poor for our sake, that we might be made rich through your poverty: Guide and sanctify, we pray, those whom you call to follow you under the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, that by their prayer and service they may enrich your Church, and by their life and worship may glorify your Name for you reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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PRAYER FOR THE ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY MARY THEOTOKOS
Lord Jesus Christ, you have bound us together in your love and united us in prayer and service. Look with favor on all the Monks and Associates of the Order of the Most Holy Mary Theotokos. Bless us in the work which you have given us to do and be ever near us to comfort and support us, that we may love and serve together here in the spirit and power of your Gospel, and come at last to your eternal home where, with God our Creator, with you and with the Blessed Virgin Mary, and all the angels and saints, we will live forever. Amen.
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Order of the Most Holy Mary Theotokos - "Be a Part of Our Family"
Women and men consecrated to God, in service to the Church and the World, as inspired by Mary's life of FAITH, SELF-GIVING, and FAMILY LOVE.
