PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
03/06/2014 14:26Prayer for Vocations
by Pope John Paul II
Oh Jesus, our Good Shepherd,
bless all our parishes with numerous priests,
deacons, men and women in religious life,
consecrated laity and missionaries,
according to the needs of the entire world,
which You love and wish to save.
We especially entrust our community to You;
grant us the spirit of the first Christians,
so that we may be a cenacle of prayer,
in loving acceptance of the Holy Spirit and His gifts.
Assist our pastors and all to live a consecrated life.
Guide the steps of those who have responded generously
to Your call and are preparing to receive holy orders or
to profess the evangelical counsels.
Look with love on so many well-disposed young people
and call them to follow You.
Help them to understand that in You alone
can they attain to complete fulfillment.
To this end we call we beseech You to sustain our faith
with the certainty that the Father will grant
what You have commanded us to ask. Amen.