Re: Every Thursday Prayer for Priests

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Tue Jun 16, 2009 6:33 pm

Remember, O most pure Spouse of the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph my beloved patron, that never has it been heard that anyone who invoked thy patronage and sought thine aid without being comforted. Inspired by this confidence, I come to thee and fervently commend myself to thee and all priests. Ah, despise not my petition, dear Foster Father of our Redeemer, but accept it graciously. Amen.

ForHimthruHer on Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:02 pm

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to announce a beautiful new website created by a few of our faithful prayer warriors. It is with great gratitude to them and the Holy Spirit for giving us this tool to more fully participate in the Year of Priests. We invite you to participate in forty days of prayer and fasting beginning on June 19, the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. The last nine days of prayer and fasting will be the novena to St. John Vianney culminating on August 4th.

The website is www.yearofthepriests.com and I cannot more strongly encourage taking a look at it. Under the Links and Resources tab you can find the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops site with even more information. You can click on Indulgence on the tab to the left of that site for the particulars of the plenary indulgence offered to priests, lay people and our homebound. We pray to St. John Vianney, patron of priests, for his intercession and prayers.

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount
of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special
helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as
a sacrifice of love.
With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of
all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart
into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels
out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.
I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.
I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen. -Canon Formingao

"The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus. When you see the priest, think of our Lord Jesus Christ." St. John Vianney

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:15 am

Prayer prayed for all priests, offered to God united with His Son with all the Masses said throughout the world today.

The Year of the Priest
June 22nd, 2009

The Church has begun the Year of the Priest. At Priests for Life, we focus on how priests are, by definition, heralds of the Gospel of Life. By saying mass, the priest brings us the victory of life over death. He carries out his ministry in the person of Christ, who is the Resurrection and the Life. The priest teaches the way of life that gives priority to the poor and vulnerable – and none are more vulnerable than the unborn. The priest is called to mobilize and lead the faithful to work to build the Culture of Life. In the sacrament of Penance, the priest heals the wounds of the culture of death. Priests need our prayers and encouragement each day. Assure them that they have yours, so they can be strong and faithful.

–Fr. Frank

Amen. highprayer

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:21 pm

Thank you for praying for priests. It's important we continue to pray for them.

O Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hear my humble prayers on behalf of the Pope, all Cardinals, all Bishops, all priests.

Give them a deep faith
a bright and firm hope
and a burning love
which will ever increase
in the course of their priestly life.

In their loneliness, comfort them
In their sorrows, strengthen them
In their frustrations, point out to them
that it is through suffering that their souls are purified,
and show them that they are needed by the Church,
they are needed by souls,
they are needed for the work of redemption.

O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests,

take to your heart your sons who are close to you
because of their priestly ordination,
and because of the power which they have received
to carry on the work of Christ
in a world which needs them so much.

Be their comfort, be their joy, be their strength, and especially help all priests
to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy.

Amen.

"Prayer is the best weapon we possess, the key that opens the heart of God"
St. Padre Pio

God bless you
Cyndi

ForHimthruHer on Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:41 pm

Dear Friends,

I truly do not believe we can begin to imagine the power of prayer for our priests in this time. Please Encourage family and friends to begin or strengthen such a devotion. Remember to use and share the wonderful website www.yearofthepriests.com!

Thursday Prayer ~

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as a sacrifice of love. With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

Prayer for Priests
O Jesus, our great High Priest,
Hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests.
Give them a deep faith
a bright and firm hope
and a burning love
which will ever increase
in the course of their priestly lives.
In their loneliness, comfort them
In their sorrows, strengthen them
In their frustrations, point out to them
that it is through suffering that the soul is purified,
and show them that they are needed by the Church,
they are needed by souls,
they are needed for the work of redemption.

O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests,
take to your heart your sons who are close to you
because of their priestly ordination,
and because of the power which they have received
to carry on the work of Christ
in a world which needs them so much.
Be their comfort, be their joy, be their strength,
and especially help them to live and to defend the
ideals of consecrated celibacy. Amen.
John Joseph, Cardinal Carberry (+1998)
Archbishop of St. Louis 1968-1979

Admin on Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:46 pm

Prayer for Parish Priests

Dear Saint John Vianney, your childhood dream was to be a Priest, to win souls for God. You endured years of toil and humiliation to attain the Priesthood. You became a Priest truly after God's own heart, outstanding in humility and poverty; prayer and mortification. Totally devoted to the service of God's people. The Church has exalted you as model and patron saint of all Parish Priest, trusting that your example and prayers will help them to live up to the high dignity of their vocation to be faithful servants of God's people, to be perfect imitators of Christ the Savior Who came not to be served but to serve, to give His Life in ransom for many.

Pray that God may give to His Church today many more Priests after His own Heart. Pray for all the Priests under your patronage, that they may be worthy representatives of Christ the Good Shepherd. May they wholeheartedly devote themselves to prayer and penance; be examples of humility and poverty; shining models of holiness; tireless and powerful preachers of the Word of God; zealous dispensers of God's Grace in the Sacraments. May their loving devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to Mary His Mother be the Twin Fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:32 am

Litany for Priests

Let us pray for:

The Holy Father, fill him with courage and grace, Lord.
Cardinals, archbishops, and bishops, give them a shepherd's heart, Lord.
Diocesan priests, fill them with your Spirit, Lord.
Priests in religious orders, perfect them in their call, Lord.
Priests who are ill, heal them, Lord.
Priests who are in danger, deliver them, Lord.
Priests who are weak, strengthen them, Lord.
Priests who are poor, relieve them, Lord.
Priests who have lost their zeal, renew them, Lord.
Priests who are sad, console them, Lord.
Priest who are worried, give them peace, Lord.
Priest who are old, sustain them, Lord.
Priests who are alone, accompany them, Lord.
Missionary priests, protect them, Lord.
Priests who are preachers, enlighten them, Lord.
Priest who direct souls, instruct them, Lord.
Priests and religious who have died, bring them to glory, Lord.

For all priests, give them Your wisdom and knowledge.
For all priests, give them Your understanding and counsel.
For all priests, give them reverence and awe of You.
For all priests, give them patience and love.
For all priests, give them obedience and kindness.
For all priests, give them a burning zeal for souls.
For all priests, give them virtues of faith, hope and love.
For all priests, give them an intense love for the Eucharist.
For all priests, give them loyalty to the Holy Father and their Bishops.
For all priests, give them respect for life and human dignity.
For all priests, give them integrity and justice.
For all priests, give them humility and generosity.
For all priests, give them strength in their labors.
For all priests, give them peace in their sufferings.
For all priests, give them great love for the Trinity.
For all priests, give them great love for Mary.
For all priests, let them be the light of Christ.
For all priests, let them be the salt of the earth.
For all priests, let them practice sacrifice and self-denial.
For all priests, let them be holy in body, mind and spirit.
For all priests, let them be men of prayer.
For all priests, may faith shine forth in them.
For all priests, may they be concerned for our salvation.
For all priests, may they be faithful to their priestly vocation.
For all priests, may their hands bless and heal.
For all priests, may they burn with love for you.
For all priests, may all their steps be for the glory of God.
For all priests, may the Holy Spirit fill them, and give them His gifts in abundance.

Let us pray.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear the prayers we offer for our priests. Let them know clearly the work that You are calling them to do.

Grant them every grace to answer Your call with courage, love, and lasting dedication to Your will. We ask Mary's intercession as their loving mother. Amen.

ForHimthruHer on Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:13 am

Dear Friends,

Greetings and blessings to you this July day (where did June go?!). I again thank you for your gift of prayer for our priests. For those interested, here are beautiful rosary intentions for priests www.cureprayergroup.org/rosaryforpriests.htm This is just one of the great resources found on www.yearofthepriests.com. Remember to share this with your contacts!

Thursday Prayer ~

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as a sacrifice of love. With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father, in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

A Prayer for Priests

Lord Jesus, we your people pray to You for our priests. You have given them to us for our needs. We pray for them in their needs.

We know that You have made them priests in the likeness of Your own priesthood. You have consecrated them, set them aside, anointed them, filled them with the Holy Spirit, appointed them to teach, to preach, to minister, to console, to forgive, and to feed us with Your Body and Blood.

Yet we know, too, that they are one with us and share our human weaknesses. We know too that they are tempted to sin and discouragement as we are, needing to be ministered to, as do we, to be consoled and forgive, as do we. Indeed, we thank You for choosing them from among us, so that they understand us as we understand them, suffer with us and rejoice with us, worry with us and trust with us, share our beings, our lives, our faith.

We ask that You give them this day the gift You gave Your chosen ones on the way to Emmaus: Your presence in their hearts, Your holiness in their souls, Your joy in their spirits. And let them see You face to face in the breaking of the Eucharistic bread.

We pray to You, O Lord, through Mary the Mother of all priests, for Your priests and for ours. Amen.

Written by John Cardinal O’Connor

ForHimthruHer on Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:49 am

Dear Friends,

In addition to our weekly prayer, I would like to remind you that an important Novena to St. John Vianney (patron saint of priests) begins on July 27th and ends August 4th (the feast day of St. John Vianney). This is a beautiful gift we can offer for our priests. The link for the novena is here: http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/vianney.htm

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount
of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special
helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as
a sacrifice of love.
With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of
all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart
into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels
out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests
and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary
will guide your priests to follow her own words, "Do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary's most chaste spouse. May the
Blessed Mother's own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot
of the cross. May your priests be holy, filled with the fire of your love seeking nothing
but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

St John Vianney, pray for us.

ForHimthruHer on Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:24 am

Dear Friends,

Please remember that next Tuesday, August 4th is the Feast of St. John Vianney and the final day of the novena for those praying it.
http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/novena/Vianney.htm

Please continue your gift of prayer for all our priests. It is heartwarming to know there are so many prayers for them!

Thursday Prayer ~

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount
of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special
helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as
a sacrifice of love.
With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of
all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart
into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels
out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

Prayer for Priests - To Be Said to Saint John Vianney Who Composed It

Pray that God may give to His Church today many more Priests after His Own Heart. Pray for all Priests under thy patronage, that they may be worthy representatives of Christ the Good Shepherd. May they wholeheartedly devote themselves to prayer and penance; by examples of humility and poverty; shining models of holiness; tireless and powerful preachers of the Word of God; zealous dispensers of God's Grace in the Sacraments. May their loving devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist and to Mary His Mother be the Twin Fountains of fruitfulness for their ministry. Amen.

Compiled, Partially Adapted, and Arranged by Pauly Fongemie

SOURCES USED: Secrets of the Saints, Henri Ghéon, 1944; From the Housetops Magazine, Vol. XXIV, No. 3, Serial No. 53; The Life of the Curé de Ars,
Abbé Alfred Monnin, 1861;and Eucharistic Meditations, Curé de Ars, Eccles. Appr. 1923

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:16 am

Thursday Prayer for Priests - July 23, 2009

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount
of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special
helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as
a sacrifice of love.

With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of
all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart
into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels
out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests
and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary
will guide your priests to follow her own words, "Do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary's most chaste spouse. May the
Blessed Mother's own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot
of the cross. May your priests be holy, filled with the fire of your love seeking nothing
but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

St. John Vianney, pray for priests.
St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for priests.

Easter-won on Thu Aug 13, 2009 10:42 am

prayers said
praying

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:48 am

A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
By the late John J Cardinal Carberry

Keep them; I pray Thee, dearest Lord.
Keep them, for they are Thine
The priests whose lives burn out before
Thy consecrated shrine.
Keep them, for they are in the world,
Though from the world apart.
When earthly pleasures tempt, allure --
Shelter them in Thy heart.
Keep them and comfort them in hours
Of loneliness and pain,
When all their life of sacrifice
For souls seems but in vain.
Keep them and remember, Lord,
they have no one but Thee.
Yet, they have only human hearts,
With human frailty.
Keep them as spotless as the Host,
That daily they caress;
Their every thought and word and deed,
Deign, dearest Lord, to bless.
Amen.

Easter-won on Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:57 am

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen

Our father
Hail Mary
Glory Be

Easter-won on Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:41 am

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen

Our father
Hail Mary
Glory Be

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:59 pm

Easter-won on Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:21 am

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen

Our father
Hail Mary
Glory Be

highprayer

Easter-won on Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:18 am

Prayers said.Amen
5 Our Father.........
5 Hail Mary..........
5 Glory Be...........Amen
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.

Admin on Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:04 am

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen.

5 Our Father.........
5 Hail Mary..........
5 Glory Be...........Amen
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.

highprayer

Easter-won on Thu Oct 01, 2009 1:00 pm

These Priests stay active into their 90s, doing what they have been doing since they were in their 20s – and enjoying it still? Our retired priests continue to celebrate Mass and undertake other sacramental ministry, serving the Church until they are forced by poor health to slow down. And even then, they continue to offer their prayers for the many people they have served in this Archdiocese, and people in need around the world. (Northern California Archdiocese)

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen.

5 Our Father.........
5 Hail Mary..........
5 Glory Be...........Amen
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus we trust in you.

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:43 am

I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are. When I was with them I protected them in your name that you gave me, and I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you. I speak this in the world so that they may share my joy completely. I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do not ask that you take them out of the world but that you keep them from the evil one. They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. Consecrate them in the truth. Your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I consecrate myself for them, so that they also may be consecrated in truth. (John 17:9-19) *See PS 1

**jed** on Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:32 pm

God bless them all.
Amen.

Easter-won on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:24 am

My God, I pray for all your priests and beseech you to sanctify them. Let them love
their sacrifice deeply so that they may live it lovingly.

I beg you, grant them obedience, a spirit of detachment, a chastity which is constant and true, a spirit of self-denial, humility, sweetness, zeal and dedication.

I beg you that all those who may approach them may leave them with a greater
love for you. My God, I pray that through them your kingdom on earth may grow and
be strengthened. O Jesus, I promise with all my heart to sacrifice myself with you.
Amen

Our father
Hail Mary
Glory Be

Our-Lady-Of-Victory on Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:34 pm

Maronite Priest Prayer

Remain in peace, O holy altar, in peace I will return to thee. May the Victim who has been offered upon thee be for the forgiveness of by sins and the pardon of mine offences ; may it enable me to hold myself without stain or shame before the throne of Christ. Yet I do not know if I shall live to return and assist again at the holy Sacrifice. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost, one God, who is the beginning and end of all things. Amen.

Easter-won on Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:19 am

Pray specially for Fr.Michael Sinnot

My God and Father, in response to the word of your Son on the Mount
of Olives, "Watch and pray with me," we ask you to accept us as special
helpers for your priests, on behalf of whom, we offer you each Thursday as
a sacrifice of love.

With a fervent desire of being such a helper of priests, I offer you, Father,
in complete confidence, each Thursday as a sacrifice of love on behalf of
all priests. Take this sacrifice of my poor love and transform it in your Heart
into the wine for the Chalice of Strength. Then, Father, send your angels
out with this chalice to all priests! Amen.

Dear Lord, we pray that the Blessed Mother wrap her mantle around your priests
and through her intercession strengthen them for their ministry. We pray that Mary
will guide your priests to follow her own words, "Do whatever He tells you" (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph, Mary's most chaste spouse. May the
Blessed Mother's own pierced heart inspire them to embrace all who suffer at the foot
of the cross. May your priests be holy, filled with the fire of your love seeking nothing
but your greater glory and the salvation of souls. Amen.

St. John Vianney, pray for priests.
St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary, pray for priests.

Every Thursday Prayer for Priests