"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. The Companions of St. Luke continue this tradition by way of the Divine Office and treasures this responsibility. Our primary work, as St. Benedict tells us in the Rule, is the Work of God: to pray for a world that can not or will not pray for itself." (CSL~B Constitution, "Charism").