The mission of the Pray for Priests ministry is to encourage the lay faithful of Holy Cross to pray for our priests. Specifically, we desire to lift up our priests and build them in fortitude and conviction as they seek to fully live out their vocation as our spiritual shepherds.
Each day, we pray for a specific archdiocesan priest, provided through a calendar sent out to the ministry. We also sponsor a seminarian, periodically, to pray for as well. Our main purpose is to bring awareness and commitment to keeping them in our daily prayers.
For more information, contact Caroline Camick at [email protected]
by St. Therese of Lisieux
O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep your priests, especially (name of priest)
Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Your Sacred Body.
Keep unsullied their lips,
daily purpled with your Precious Blood.
Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood.
Let Your holy love surround them and shield them from the world's contagion.
Bless their labors with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown.
Amen.
Oh God, hear our prayer for the men you have chosen to follow in
your Son's footsteps.
Teach them humility and fidelity to unselfishly help others.
May their devoton to our Blessed Mother, Queen of Vocations
increase, enabling them to do your will.
Strengthen their prayer life that they may grow
spiritually without worldly distractions.
Give them courage and perseverance in their studies.
May the Holy Spirit Lighten lighten their struggles with their vocations.
Amen