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We thank you, God our Father,
for those who have responded to
your call to priestly ministry.
Accept this prayer we offer
on their behalf:
Fill your priests with the
sure knowledge of your love.
Open their hearts to the power
and consolation of the Holy Spirit.
Lead them to new depths of
union with your Son.
Increase in them profound faith
in the Sacraments they celebrate
as they nourish, strengthen and heal us.
Lord Jesus Christ, grant that these,
your priests, may inspire us to
strive for holiness by the power
of their example, as men of prayer
who ponder your word and follow your will.
O Mary, Mother of Christ and our mother,
guard with your maternal care these chosen ones,
so dear to the Heart of your Son.
Intercede for our priests,
that offering the Sacrifice of your Son,
they may be conformed more each day
to the image of your Son,
our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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