Jesus, open [Fr. N’s] schedule and allow him the blessing of sequestered time in Your presence every single day. Remind [Fr. N] that no task, no work is more important than a daily focus on and devotion to You. Every moment spent in contemplation of Your holiness echoes in the lives of others. Holiness is … Read more
O compassionate God, hear the question in [Fr. N’s] and all of our hearts, so beautifully asked by St. Teresa of Calcutta, how can I help? Do not leave our yearnings to help others confined within our hearts. Open the doors and windows of Your divine and perfect wisdom to shine discernment on [Fr. N] … Read more
Father in heaven, fill [Fr. N] with the spirit of compassion, humility, virtue, and grace. Give [Fr. N] the desire to educate his parish not only in the Catechism and Church history, but more importantly, to teach all of our parishioners how to be saints, how to be holy, and how to fill our community … Read more
Lead us, O Holy Spirit, and guide our footsteps along the unique path God created for each of us from His pure love. O Holy Spirit, bless us with Your virtues, fill us with Your fruits. The fruits of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Bless [Fr. N] … Read more
Mary, Mother of Jesus, throw your mantle of purity over our priests. Protect them, guide them, and keep them in your heart. Be a mother to them especially in times of discouragement and loneliness. Love them and let them belong completely to Jesus. Like Jesus, they too are your sons, so keep their hearts pure … Read more
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, … Read more
Lord Jesus, we Your people pray to You for our priests. You have given them to us for our needs. We pray for them in their needs. We know that You have made them priests in the likeness of your own priesthood. You have consecrated them, set them aside, anointed them, filled them with the … Read more
O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit, and give power to the words of priests so [that] hardened hearts may be brought to repentance and return to You. O Lord, Lord, give us holy priests; You Yourself maintain them in holiness. … Read more
I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with … Read more
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread,and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.