Daily Prayer for the
Companions
Blessed Savior, you have called us to a life of fellowship and service
as Companions; kindle in our brothers the desire for spiritual perfection;
replenish them with the truth of your doctrine, endue them with holiness of
life, and uphold them in their work for the extension of your kingdom; that
pressing toward the prize of their calling, they may in fervent love attain
the saving vision of your eternal truth; for you live and reign for ever.
Amen.
About the CSSS
The Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour was founded in 1891
at the Church of the Evangelists, Philadelphia, by a group of priests of the
Episcopal Church who desired to live under a rule of celibacy and sought to
strengthen their priestly lives through a common discipline of devotion and
study. Their aim was to encourage the faithful to participate more fully in
the sacramental and liturgical life of the Church.
CSSS stands for the Latin name of the Congregation: Congregatio Sociorum Sancti Salvatoris, which is literally translated as "Congregation of the Companions of the Holy Saviour" and is the source of the other name by which the Congregation is known, The Salvatorians. The CSSS motto is Ut essent cum illo, "That we may be with him."
As a Christian community for men, the Companions are a witness to the celibate life within the Anglican Communion.
Companions and Associates, who may be ordained men or lay men or women, engage in a variety of ministries including parochial work, chaplaincy, social services, and spiritual direction. Currently 6 Companions and 11 Associates live in Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, and abroad. Local conferences gather monthly for prayer and the Recollection of the Rule. Companions, and Associates who are able, attend the annual General Chapter and Retreat.
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