Daily Practices of the Order of Saint Eulalia

VICAR OF CHRIST | THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKES OF BRAGANZA |
DIOCESE OF BRAGANZA - MIRANDA | THE PARISH OF SAINT EULALIA OF FORNOS |
DAILY PRACTICES | NOVENA | MANUEL DE JESUS DIEGUES |

DAILY PRACTICES
The Order of Saint Eulalia urges its members to observe a Christian life, with serenity and determination, supported by a strong sense of Christian humanism in defense of freedom and justice.

EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE
The Order advises the use of two daily examinations: the first around noon, before or after lunch, and the second at bed time. It is infinitely more effective the division of a day into two smaller segments of time, in order to keep a permanent state of alert and self awareness.

MEALS AND PRAIERS
Because the meal is a propitious occasion for prayer, but also to rest and meditate, it has been the practice among members of this congregation to pray before every meal, and to strive to have at least one meal a day with all the family together.

TO PRAY THE ROSARY WITH THE FAMILY
To pray with the family and to pray the rosary with the family are two fundamental principles of the spiritual consolidation of any Christian family. Manuel de Jesus Diegues, the 9th Grand Master of the Order, in his last letter before his early death in 1961, urged his children to pray the rosary together «at least once a week». The rosary, infinite source of peace and self-knowledge, is a daily practice for all the members of this Order.

HEALTH, WISDOM AND COURAGE
Health, Wisdom and Courage, are the three blessings that the Knights and Dames invoke daily in their prayers for all the clergy, and specially to the Holy Father and the Lord Bishop of Braganza - Miranda.