Prayers
Prayer for the Perseverance of Vocations
O
God, You have constituted Your only-begotten Son supreme and eternal
Priest for the glory of Your majesty and the salvation of mankind:
grant that those whom He has chosen ministers and dispensers of His
mysteries may be found faithful in fulfilling the ministry they have
received.
Serran Prayer for Vocations
O
God, Who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be
converted and live, grant we beseech you, through the intercession of
the Blessed Mary ever Virgin, Saint Joseph, her spouse, Blessed
Junipero Serra, and all the saints, an increase of laborers for Your
church, fellow laborers with Christ to spend and consume themselves for
souls, through the same Jesus Christ Your Son, Who lives and
reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever, and
ever. Amen.
Prayer for Vocations (Recommended by Kevin Kayda)
Lord Jesus, Eternal Shepherd, in your
kindness, look with mercy in this part of your beloved flock. Lord, we
cry out to you as orphans: Grant us vocations! Call many of your people
to be Holy Priests and Consecrated men and women. We ask Mary, your
tender, holy Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, to intercede for us. Jesus,
grant us priests and Consecrated persons after Your own Heart! Amen
Prayer for Vocations (Recommended by Justin Blanc)
Prayer for Vocations
Lord Jesus, as you once called the first disciples to make them fishers
of men, let your sweet invitation continue to resound: Come, follow Me!
Give young men and women the grace of responding quickly to Your
voice. Support our bishops, priests and consecrated people in
their apostolic labor.
Grant perseverance to our seminarians and to all those who are
carrying out the ideal of a life totally consecrated to Your
service.
Awaken in our community a missionary eagerness. Lord, send
workers to your harvest and do not allow humanity to be lost for the
lack of pastors, missionaries and people dedicated to the cause of the
Gospel.
Mary, Mother of the Church, model of every vocation, help us to
say Yes to the Lord who calls us to cooperate in the divine plan of
salvation.
- Pope John Paul II
Prayer for Vocations
Holy Father, look upon this humanity of ours, that is taking its first steps along the path of the Third Millenium.
Its life is still deeply marked by hatred, violence, and oppression, but the thirst for justice, truth, and grace still finds a space in the hearts of many people, who are waiting for someone to bring salvation enacted by You through Your Son Jesus.
There is need for courageous heralds of the Gospel, for generous servants of suffering humanity. Send holy priests to Your Church, we pray, who may sanctify Your people with the tools of Your grace.
Send numerous consecrated men and women, that they may show Your holiness in the midst of the world.
Send holy laborers into Your vineyard, that they may labor with the fervor of charity and, moved by Your Holy Spirit, may bring the salvation of Christ to the farthest ends of the Earth. Amen.
May
the Lord of the harvest provide many holy priestly and religious
vocations for His Church!
—John Paul II