O Jesus, our great High
Priest, hear my humble prayers on behalf of Thy servants. Give them a deep
faith, a bright and firm hope, and a burning love which will ever increase in
the course of their life. In their loneliness, comfort them. In their sorrows,
strengthen them. In their frustrations, point out to them that it is through
suffering that the soul is purified, and show them that they are needed by the
Church; they are needed by souls; they are needed for the work of redemption.
O Loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests and religious,
take to your heart your children who are close to you because of the power which
they have received to carry on the work of Christ in a world which needs them so
much. Be their comfort, be their joy, be their strength, and especially help
them to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy.
AMEN