Oh gracious Heavenly Father through Your Son, Jesus Christ, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, we ask You to open the hearts of your lay faithful, give us a burning desire to pray for Your priests and grant us perseverance in praying without ceasing. We ask that you help us to continue to grow closer to You each day. We love You, we adore You, we praise Your Holy Name. Amen.- S. Thomas
Lord Jesus Christ, you ordained the apostles priests at the Last Supper to continue your mission of mercy to the end of time. We believe that every Catholic priest traces his ordination to that first ordination on Holy Thursday night. We know how much you expect of your priests and we also know how weak and human they are. Inspire us, dear Jesus, to pray and sacrifice for your priests who are also our priests that by their faithfulness to you in this life they may bring countless souls to you in the life to come. Mary, mother of priests, pray for priests that they may love your Divine Son, even as you did unreservedly, all the days of their lives. Amen.- from “The Value of Prayer and Sacrifice” by Father John J. Hardon, S.J.