Pope Benedict XVI has declared a "Year for Priests" beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009 to conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father on June 19, 2010. With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests. Please pray for our priests that they might always be faithful to their sacred calling.
Prayer for Priests
Dear Lord,
We pray that the Blessed Mother wrap
her mantle around your priests and
through her intercession strengthen
them for their ministry.
We pray that Mary will guide your
priests to follow her own words, "Do
whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St.
Joseph, Mary's most chaste spouse.
May the Blessed Mother's own pierced
heart inspire them to embrace all who
suffer at the foot of the cross.
May your priests be holy, filled with the
fire of your love seeking nothing but
your greater glory and the salvation of
souls. Amen.
Saint John Vianney, pray for us.
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