For Our Holy FatherGod our Father, shepherd and guide, look with love on our holy father Pope Benedict XVI, your servant, the pastor of your Church. May his word and example inspire and guide the Church, and may he, and all those entrusted to his care, come to the joy of everlasting life. Grant this through Christ your Son. Amen.
For PriestsHeavenly Father, we join together with Jesus in prayer for our priests. You have called them from among us to offer the Holy Sacrifice and to proclaim the Good News. We praise and thank you for showing your goodness through the work of their hands and hearts.
With faith and confidence we ask that you make our priests fervent in prayer as they lead your people. Help them to become more Christlike day by day, in their service to the Church. Give them a new heart and a new spirit, a spirit of compassion and self-sacrifice that they may give witness to your love for your people. This we ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
The Divine PraisesBlessed be God.Blessed be his holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints. Return from Holy Father to A Prayer Book |
