Canon 369

1. The daily reading and meditation of the Word of God is

incumbent upon clerics so that as faithful and truly attentive

hearers of the Christ, they may become true ministers of preaching; they are to be unremitting in prayer, in liturgical celebrations and especially in devotions toward the mystery of the Eucharist. They are to daily examine their consciences and frequently receive the sacrament of penance. They are to honor St. Mary,

the ever Virgin Mother of God, and implore from her the grace of

conforming themselves to her Son; they are to carry out the other

pious exercises of their own Church sui iuris. 2. They are to

attach great importance to spiritual direction and to take time

for spiritual retreats at the times established according to the

prescriptions of the particular law.