Obedient to death, even to the death of the cross! Jesus, through the disobedience
of Adam came Sin; through your obedience, Redemption.
On my knees at the foot of your cross, I beg for the grace to understand the value
of obedience for a priest, for a religious, for a committed christian, that it is
obedience which saves souls and redeems the world.
Give me the spirit of joyful obedience. When it is difficult to bend my will, I
will look up at your holy cross and recall your filial obedience to your Heavenly
Father. I will obey your Church, my bishop, my superiors. I will be their consolation
through my cheerful and prompt obedience. I will obey your voice speaking to me
in the realities of my situation.