Vocations: Priesthood and Consecrated Life

"Pray that the Master of the Harvest will send out workers into his harvest."

 

Prayer For Vocations

Gentle God,
You call us by name and lead us to life.
Through baptism you commission us
To proclaim the Good News.
 
Bless and strengthen all men and women,
Lay and ordained,
Who serve in the Church.
Guide and give them wisdom
To those discerning their vocation.
Enrich our Church
With dedicated married and single people, with priests, religious and deacons.
 
Filled with joy and your Holy Spirit,
may we follow Jesus, our Good Shepherd,
now and always. Amen.
 
2010NCCV
www.nccv-vocations.org

 

Prayer For  Priests
 
Lord Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the Flock,
we pray that in the great love and mercy
of Your Sacred Heart
You attend to all the needs of your priest-shepherds throughout the world.
We ask that you draw back to Your Heart
all those priests who have seriously strayed from Your path;
that You rekindle the desire for holiness in the hearts of those priests
who have become lukewarm, and
that You continue to give Your fervent priests the desire for the highest holiness.
United with Your Heart and Mary’s Heart,
we ask that You take this petition to Your heavenly
Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Amen
 
Adapted from 2009@Shepherds of Christ Publications, Imprimatur: Archdiocese of Cincinnati
 
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops invites dioceses, parishes and organizations to visit For your vocation.org and to use the resources provided there. 

 

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