A source book of prayers for the members of the Society of the Divine Word and for their Associate. On February 13, 2008, Vademecum SVD 2009 was approved by the General Council for use within the Society of the Divine Word.

‘Vademecum’ is the Latin for ‘walk with me.’ The original name of the book is kept. The contents are revised and updated and follow a new order. The prayers are arranged in four Parts, according to content. The prayers specific to our spiritual heritage are given the first slot. Part Five offers some inspirational texts about our missionary spirituality.

Prayer leaders may select appropriate prayers for each occasion from the many collections given in the book.

The numbering of the prayers is similar to the system followed in the SVD Constitutions. There are 186 items of prayer in the book. As the prayers are gathered from various sources, different translations of the Bible texts may be noticed.