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Prayer For Priests (by Oblates of the Virgin Mary)

O Holy Face

Come Before Me

Eucharistic Reparation

Prayer For Priests (by St. Catherine of Siena)

A Sonnet (For Priests)

A Prayer For Priests (O Jesus, Eternal Priest...)


PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
by
Oblates of the Virgin Mary
(617) 247-7576    www.oblatesofthevirginmary.org
1105 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02215
St. Theresa Society

Dear Lord, I pray for Your faithful
and fervent priests,
the priests who are falling away from
the Host, the true and living God,
the priests who labor at home and
in distant mission fields,
the tempted and disobedient priests,
the lonely and desolate priests,
the young and old priests,
the sick and dying priests and
the souls of Your priests in Purgatory.

But especially for the priests
who are dearest to me;
the priest who baptized me;
the priests who have absolved me of my sins;
the priests at whose Mass I have assisted and
have given me Your Body and Blood in
Holy Communion;

the priests who have taught and instructed me
and to whom I am indebted in any way,
especially Father(s)

Please keep them close to Your Heart, for they
are in Your Heart, and bless them abundantly
in time and in eternity.

Amen

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O Holy Face

O sweet Jesus, O Holy face,

I pray amidst Your sacred place,

To lift my eyes and gaze at you,

To give my heart, for its renew.

Amongst so few, who watch with You,

I think of all the graces missed,

Your warm embrace, Your gentle kiss,

Thy holy love meant just for me,

To remain here with you, oh, such bliss!

O sweet Jesus, O Holy Face,

I bring my doubts, I leave my fears,

You wipe away my shed tears.

O sweet Jesus, O Holy Face,

Long have I waited for Your Grace!

by Barbara Blake and
Apostles of the Real Presence, Inc.

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Come Before Me


Come before Me, little child

Come and visit for awhile

Come before Me, each of you,

Come and let Me be with you.


Each hour that is spent with Me

Bring graces from the Trinity,

Love, mercy . . . flow from My Heart,

To each, tender care I impart.


Time spent is not in vain,

For in this hour, I ease your pain,

When time dost come for us to part,

You shall remain ’ere in My Heart.

by Barbara Blake and
Apostles of the Real Presence, Inc.

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EUCHARISTIC REPARATION

WHY ARE HOLY HOURS OF
EUCHARISTIC REPARATION SO IMPORTANT?

GOD ASKS FOR REPARATION AND ADORATION!

      When the Angel of Peace appeared to the three children at Fatima, Portugal, he taught them to make acts of reparation for offenses that were being committed against God in the world. He taught them to make acts of adoration of the Holy Trinity and of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, in order to make reparation for sins, and to give Glory to God.

      Our Lady of Fatima said that there are more souls going to hell because there is no one to pray and make sacrifices for them.

      Eucharistic adoration is the perfect fulfillment of all the requests of Our Lady of Fatima for prayer, penance and sacrifice. Your sacrifice will convert the whole world to Christ!

“How great is the value of conversation with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. There is nothing more consoling on earth, nothing more powerful for advancing along the road to holiness.”

— Pope John Paul II


      I/WE, PROMISE TO MAKE OR ATTEND, PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY, TWO HOLY HOURS PER MONTH IN REPARATION TO THE SACRED AND EUCHARISTIC HEART OF JESUS. I/WE WILL ALSO TRY TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO MAKE THESE HOLY HOURS OF EUCHARISTIC REPARATION.

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J.M.J.

 

PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
by St. Catherine of Siena

      I beseech You, direct the hearts and

wills of the servants of Your Bride, the

Holy Church, unto yourself so that they

may follow the poor, bleeding, humble,

and gentle Lamb of God on the way of the

Cross. Make them angels in the shape of

men; for after all, they have to administer

and distribute the Body and Blood of

Your Only Begotten Son!

Amen           

 

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A SONNET
(for priests)


On the way up Mount Carmel, a journey quite far now, you're called to
the order of priest

Call the saints and the sinners, in God's eyes, all winners, to sit at the
table and feast.

With Elijah and Mary, your guides never erring, let all souls in Carmel
rejoice

For on Earth here below, like Elisha of Old, now the mantle is given
new voice.

The Interior Castle, through snakes and such hassles, its mansions
you've dared to explore

To arrive at the Center, with help from your Mentor, the Christ within
whom you adore.

Through the dark nights you handled, though feeling abandoned, the
candle of Love's living flame

With her burning detachments, in Love, She'll examine, as ev'ning of
life claims your name.

Oozing love from the Heart of our Church, you now start your vocation
ordained from Above.

With the eyes of a child, smelling roses strewn wild, you'll proclaim,
"God is Mercy and Love!"

Holding fast to Saint Albert, his Rule as your standard, you'll put on the
armor of light

And in cell, without word, keep the Law of the Lord, meditating on it
day and night.

Ah, the Carmelite mystic!! Sees everything Christic!! The summit
you've finally attained!

Now, come down off the mountain, share your heavenly fountain, with 
all who are spiritually drained.

Christopher Kulig, O. Carm.
Whitefriars Hall, Washington, D.C.

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A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS


O Jesus, Eternal Priest,
keep all Thy priests
within the shelter of Thy
Sacred Heart, where none
may harm them.

Keep unstained their
anointed hands which daily
touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep
unsullied their lips purpled
with Thy Precious Blood.

Keep pure and unearthly
their hearts sealed with the
sublime marks of Thy glorious
priesthood.

Let Thy holy love surround
them and shield them from
the world’s contagion.

Bless their labors with
abundant fruit, and may the
souls to whom they have
ministered be here below
their joy and consolation and
in Heaven their beautiful and
everlasting crown. Amen

O Mary, Queen of the
clergy, pray for us; obtain for
us a number of holy priests.

 

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