Prayer for Priests
Eternal God, please bless our priests,
who represent you on
this earth.
Make them more greatly aware of the grace
that you pour out through
them
when they minister the sacraments,
and help them to fall more deeply in
love with You
after each and every Mass that they celebrate.
Please
strengthen our priests, who shepherd your flock,
when they are in doubt of their
faith,
that they may be examples of your Truth
and guide us always on the path
to you.
We ask these things of You our Eternal Priest.
Amen.
†
A Prayer to Mary for
Our Sisters
Oh Mary
—Queen, Spouse, and Mother of God,
we ask you to intercede with God
for one of the Earth's most valuable
and needed resources, our Sisters.
May their
contemplative prayer be a source of power
and energy which leads the
entire world
to better see the face of God.
May their
service be cheerful, effective,
rewarding, and Christ-like,
because He
has entrusted to their care His sick,
His poor, His troubled
brothers and sisters,
and His children.
May their
purity and their burning love for Jesus
give them unspeakable joy
and
ignite that same love in our hearts.
May their
detachment from material things
and their attachment
to the divine King
and His Kingdom
shower both them and us with eternal riches.
May their
obedience and fidelity to the Church
and to God's will,
give them
strength, courage, peace, and contentment,
and be an inspiration for all
of us.
In short, may they be perfect brides of Christ —and more
and more like you.
Amen.
