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Vocation
Prayer
O Father, raise up
among Christians
numerous and holy vocations to the
priesthood, to keep the faith alive
and guard the gracious memory of
your Son Jesus through the preaching
of his word and the administration
of the Sacraments, with which you
continually renew your faithful.
Give us holy ministers of your
altar, who are careful and fervent
guardians of the Eucharist, the
sacrament of the supreme gift of Christ for the
redemption of the world. Call
ministers of your mercy, who,
through the sacrament of
Reconciliation, spread the joy of
your forgiveness.
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Grant, O Father,
that the Church may welcome
with joy numerous inspirations of
the Spirit of your Son and, docile
to His teachings, may she care for
vocations to the ministerial
priesthood
and to the consecrated life.
Sustain the Bishops, priests and
deacons, consecrated men and women,
and all the baptized in Christ, so
that they may faithfully fulfill
their mission at the service of the
Gospel. This we pray You through
Christ our Lord. Amen. Mary, Queen
of Apostles, pray for us.
From the
Vatican, 5th March 2006
Benedict XVI
(Vocation Prayer
from the Message of the Holy Father for the 43rd World
Day of Prayer for Vocations)
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