O Jesus, our great High Priest,
hear my humble prayers on behalf of
Your priest [Fr. N].

Give him a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love
which will ever increase in the course of his priestly live.

In his loneliness, comfort him.
In his sorrows, strengthen him.
In his frustrations, point out to him that it is through suffering
that the soul is purified,
and show him that he is needed by the Church,
he is needed by souls,
he is needed for the work of redemption.

O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests,
take to your heart your son who is close to you because of
his priestly ordination, and because of
the power which he has received to carry on
the work of Christ in a world that needs him so much.

Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength,
and especially help him to live and to defend
the ideals of consecrated celibacy.

~Amen