Holy Face of Jesus … be my joy.
Holy Face of Jesus … be my strength.
Holy Face of Jesus … be my health.
Holy Face of Jesus … be my courage.
Holy Face of Jesus, Image of the Father … provide for me.
Holy Face of Jesus, Mirror of Thy Priestly Heart … be my zeal.
Holy Face of Jesus, Gift of the Spirit … show me Thy love.
Holy Face of Jesus, saddened by sorrows … grant my requests through Thy merits.
Father we ask You to call from our midst
servants of the Gospel and Eucharist
who will praise You and serve Your people well.
Inspire those whom You call to respond
with commitment and generosity.
Give us the wisdom to recognize those called to the priesthood and to encourage them in their vocation.
Strengthen our seminarians; fill them with knowledge and love.
Bless the work of our priests and Bishopo that they may perservere in making Your Word present among us. May a vigorous priestly ministry in this Diocese lead us all to greater charity, to greater service, to constant praise of You.
We make this prayer through Your Christ with Whom we worship You in the Holy Spirit forever and ever.
Amen
God our Father, Give of life,
we entrust the United States of America to Your loving care.
You are the rock on which this nation was founded.
You alone are the true source of our cherished rights to live,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Reclaim this land for Your glory and dwell among Your people.
Send Your Holy Spirit to touch the hearts of our nation’s leaders.
Open their minds to the great worth of human life
and the responsibilities that accompany human freedom.
Remind Your people that true happiness
is rooted in seeking and doing Your will.
Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate, Patroness of our land, grant us the courage to reject the “culture of death.”
Lead us into a new millennium of life.
We ask this through Christ Our Lord.
Amen
A beautiful prayer found at St. John Neumann Church, Berlin, MD.
