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HOLY HOUR FOR PRIESTS
OPENING HYMN
EXPOSITION
ST. JOHN MARIE VIANNEY’S ACT OF LOVE
I love you, oh my God, and my only desire is to love you until
my last breath.
I love you, oh infinitely loveable God, and I prefer to die
loving you than to live a single moment without loving you.
I love you, oh my God, and I long for heaven only in order to
know the bliss of loving you perfectly.
I love you, oh my God, and I only fear going to hell because
there I will never experience the sweet consolation of loving
you.
Oh my God, if my tongue is not able to say at every opportunity
that I love you, I want at least my heart to repeat it to you as
many times as I take a breath.
My God, give me the grace of suffering out of love for you, of
loving you while I suffer. Give me the grace of one day
breathing my last out of love for you and at the same time
feeling how much I love you.
The closer I come to my final end the more I beseech you to
intensify and perfect my love for you. Amen.
HOLY ROSARY FOR PRIESTS
(Salve Regina )
THE LITANY
FOR ALL PRIESTS
Let us pray for the Holy
Father, Fill him with your grace, Lord.
Cardinals, Archbishops, and Bishops
Give them your gifts, Lord.
Diocesan
priests, Never leave
them, Lord.
Priests in seminary
work, Give them your wisdom, Lord.
Priests in hospital
work, Give them constancy, Lord.
Priests who are
ill, Heal them, Lord.
Priests in
danger, Deliver them,
Lord.
Priests who are
weak, Strengthen them, Lord.
Priests who are
poor, Relieve them, Lord.
Priests who are
zealous, Help them, Lord.
Priests who want to love
you, Enkindle their hearts, Lord.
Priests who are sad,
Console them, Lord.
Priests who are
worried, Give them peace, Lord.
Priests who are
old, Sustain them, Lord.
Priests who are
young, Impel them for your
glory, Lord.
Priests who are
alone, Accompany them, Lord.
Missionary
priests, Protect them,
Lord.
Priests who are
preachers, Enlighten them, Lord.
Priests who direct
souls, Instruct them, Lord.
Parish
priests, Give
them prudence, Lord.
Religious
priests, Make them
perfect, Lord.\
Priests and religious who have
died, Bring them to glory, Lord.
On all the Church, militant and suffering,
Lord, have mercy.
For all priests, Give them your wisdom,
Lord.
Give them
virtues.
Give them
patience and charity.
Give them
obedience and kindness.
Give them a
burning zeal for souls.
Give them an
intense love for the Eucharist.
Give them
loyalty to the Holy See and to their Bishops.
Give them
respect for their dignity.
Give them a
great love for Mary.
Give them
rectitude and justice.
Give them the
gift of counsel.
Give them
strength in their labors.
Give them
peace in their sufferings.
Give them
humility and generosity.
Let them be the
light of souls.
Let them be
the salt of the earth.
Let them
practice sacrifice and self-denial.
Let them
enkindle hearts with the love of Mary.
Let them be
other Christs.
Let them be
holy in body and soul.
May they be
men of prayer.
May faith
shine forth in them.
May they be
concerned only for the salvation of souls.
May they be
faithful to their priestly vocation.
May their
hands know only how to bless.
May they burn
with love for You and for Mary.
May all their
steps be for the glory of God.
May the Holy
Spirit possess them, and give them His gifts
and fruits in
abundance.
Let us pray:
O God, Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit, You are the soul and the life of the
Church. Hear the prayers we offer for priests. We ask this
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, their protector and guide.
Amen.
IMMACULATE MARY
Immaculate
Mary, your praises we sing,
Who reignest in splendor with Jesus our
King.
Refrain: Ave,
Ave, Ave, Maria,
Ave,
Ave Maria.
The Pope declared this time as the Year
for Priests.
Protect and lead him to the Eternal High
Priest. Refrain.
We pray for all priests of our Mother, the
Church,
And bless Holy Mary your priest sons on
earth. Refrain.
BRIEF SERMON
BRIEF PRIESTLY PRAYER
(Priests only)
Almighty God, we pray that Your grace may assist us in the
ministerial priesthood to serve You worthily and devoutly, in
complete purity, and in good conscience. And if we are unable
to live our lives with such innocence, grant that we weep
bitterly over the evil we have done. Grant that we may serve
You ever fervently with a spirit of humility, with right
intention of good will. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Lord Jesus, present in the Most Blessed
Sacrament, and living perpetually among us through Your Priests,
grant that the words of Your Priests may be only Your words,
that their gestures be only Your gestures, and that their lives
be a true reflection of Your life.
Grant that they may be men who speak to God
on behalf of His people, and speak to His people of God. Grant
that they be courageous in service, serving the Church as she
asks to be served.
Grant that they may be men who witness to
eternity in our time, travelling on the paths of history in Your
steps, and doing good for all.
Grant that they may be faithful to their
commitments, zealous in their vocation and mission, clear
mirrors of their own identity, and living the joy of the gift
they have received.
We pray that Your Holy Mother, Mary, present
throughout Your life, may be ever present in the life of Your
Priests. Amen.
TANTUM ERGO
DIVINE
PRAISES
HOLY GOD WE PRAISE THY NAME
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