Decade a Day for Vocations- pray this prayer daily with a Decade of the Rosary for an increase in Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life.
Jesus, Son of God,
in whom the fullness of the Divinity dwells,
You call all the baptized to “put out into the deep”,
Taking the path that leads to holiness.
Waken in the heart of young people the desire
to be witnesses in the world of today to the power of your love.
Fill them with your Spirit of fortitude and prudence,
So that they may be able to discover the full truth about themselves
and their own vocation.
Our Saviour, sent by the Father to reveal his merciful love,
Give to your Church the gift of young people who are ready
to put out into the deep, to be the sign among their brothers and sisters
of your presence which renews and saves.
Holy Virgin, Mother of the Redeemer,
sure guide on the way towards God and towards neighbour,
you who pondered his word in the depth of your heart,
sustain with your motherly intercession our families
and our Ecclesial Communities, so that they may help adolescents
and young people to answer generously the call of the Lord.
Amen.
11 August 2004
Pope John Paul II |
