to Here I Am, LordPrayers for Clerics and Religious
to Here I Am, Lord
Prayer
to St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows,
Patron of Clerics
Dear
Saint, your very name recalls your particular devotion
to Christ the Man of Sorrows and to Mary the Afflicted Mother.
You died young as a Passionist religious
but left to us all an example of a life of Christlike sacrifice.
Intercede for our seminarians and young religious
who are in desperate need of your patronage
amid today's sensual and selfish world. Amen.
Prayer at a Child's Entrance into the Religious Life
Heavenly
Father, You have called my daughter to be a religious,
and she has generously responded to that call.
I pray that she will be ever faithful in this new state
and happy with the way of life lying ahead.
Help me to be ever ready to render my assistance
whenever and however it may be needed.
Let me always remember that it is an honor to give one's
daughter to You who gave her to us in the first place. Amen.
Prayer to St. Ephrem, Patron of Spiritual Leaders
Doctor
of the Church and Saintly Deacon, you were called the
"Harp of the Holy Spirit" because of the power of your
mystical works.
Cast out of home by your pagan father, you met St. Basil,
a truly spiritual father, and became a light in the world
as the instrument of the Holy Spirit.
Endow our spiritual leaders with
a little of your mystical and spiritual sense
so that they may lead us unerringly to Christ. Amen.
Prayer to St. Louis of France, Patron of Tertiaries
Admirable
Catholic King and devoted family man,
you raised eleven children
of God, personally served the poor, and respected human rights.
You founded " houses of God" and provided an example
for religious by your fidelity.
Inspire tertiaries to live their vocation and thereby give an
example
of Christian love to others in the world. Amen.
Prayer for Vocations
Lord, You told us that "The harvest indeed is great but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into His fields." We ask You to strengthen us as we follow the vocation to which You have called us. We pray particularly for those called to serve as priests, sisters, brothers, and deacons:
Those
whom You have called,
Those You are calling now,
Those You will call in the future.
May they be open and responsive to the call of serving Your people. We ask this through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
A Prayer to Mary for Our Nuns
O Mary, Queen, Spouse, and Mother of God, we ask you to intercede with God for one of the earth's most valuable and needed resources, our nuns. May their contemplative prayer be a source of power and energy which leads the entire world to better see the face of God. May their service be cheerful, effective, rewarding, and Christ-like, because He has entrusted to their care His sick, His poor, His troubled brothers and sisters, and His children. May their purity and their burning love for Jesus give them unspeakable joy and ignite that same love in our hearts. May their detachment from material things and their attachment to the divine King and His Kingdom shower both them and us with eternal riches. May their obedience and fidelity to the Church and to God's will give them strength, courage, peace, and contentment, and be an inspiration for all of us. In short, may they be perfect brides of Christ, and more and more like you. Amen.
See
also prayers to St. Teresa of Avila , Priests ,
and St. Benedict
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