WEEKLY PRAYERS
& PRIEST LISTS
TWO TOOLS HELP YOU
PRAY FOR ST. LOUIS PRIESTS BY NAME:
1) WEEKLY PRIEST LISTS include 40 names of diocesan & religious order priests and seminarians in St. Louis.
In our daily Rosaries, we name a priest on each Hail Mary bead of the first 4 decades. For the 5th decade of the Rosary, we dedicate each Hail Mary to a special need for priests (e.g. growing in a specific virtue to combat a specific vice), or to a special priest on your heart.
Click here to DOWNLOAD and/or PRINT the most recent Weekly Priest Lists,
and include these names in your prayers throughout the week.
2) MONTHLY CALENDARS OF PRIESTS - each day names one priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
Click here to VIEW, DOWNLOAD and PRINT recent monthly calendars in pdf form.
Then please distribute these Calendars, and POST in your adoration chapel and parish bulletin board.
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COMPLETE PRAYERS for WEEKLY HOLY HOUR
For printable version, click here.
OPEN WITH A PRAYER
Hymn based on Sunday readings or the theme
Prayer for Priests
from Opus Bono Sacerdotii
O Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest and exemplar of priestly holiness and dignity, we are grateful to You for having chosen certain men for the ministerial priesthood by which You continue to instruct, admonish, forgive, nourish and strengthen Your Church. We are sorely aware of the great need of priests in our time to be confirmed in their sacred calling so that they may continue confidently in their ministry of mediating Your graces to men and of representing them before Your august majesty. Relying on the intercession of Holy Mary, Mother of priests, and of Saint Joseph, Her beloved spouse, we beg Your help for the priests who are the most troubled, tempted, discouraged and suffering. May the noble and sacred office of the priesthood, which has too often been reviled and scorned, regain its admirable stature in the sight of all men for Your greater honor and glory, and for the sanctification and salvation of Your people.
Silent Meditation on the Scriptures (7 minutes) followed by brief Sharing (5 minutes)
Rosary For Priests
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Opening Prayers for the Rosary
Our Father for the Pope’s health, protection & his monthly Intentions (as published by Apostleship of Prayer )
3 Hail Marys
for all bishops, especially (name bishops of our diocese);
for priests who help to form future priests, e.g. seminary rectors, confessors, spiritual directors, instructors, and for superiors of religious orders. Read weekly seminary intention;
for priests facing violence & persecution, especially] military chaplains and those in missionary territories
Before each decade, the mystery is announced, and a meditation for priests is read.
Our Father ...
Hail Marys
Decades 1-4: On each bead, announce the name of a priest on our list, then pray...
Decade 5: On each bead, announce a special intention for priests, then pray...
Glory be ...
After each decade,
Decade Prayer: God our Father, please send us holy priests, all for the Sacred and Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, all for the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, in union with Saint Joseph.
Fatima Prayer: O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
Miraculous Medal inscription:
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Closing Prayers for the Rosary
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope, to thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O holy mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Rosary Prayer - O God, Whose only begotten Son, by His life, death and Resurrection has purchased for us the reward of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, cast into hell satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
The Memorare - Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To thee I come. Before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petition, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus, save us.
Litany for Vocations
from the Invisible Monastery of the Archdiocese of St. Louis
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Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
St. Joseph, protector of the Holy Church, "
St. Louis, King of France, King of France,
just and pious ruler, "
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, constant in prayer, "
St. Vincent de Paul, lover of the poor, "
St. John Vianney, patron of priests, "
St. Charles Borromeo, patron of seminarians, "
St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
who bore the wounds of Christ, "
St. Mary Magdelene, faithful at the foot of the Cross,"
St. Therese of Lisieux, zealous for the souls of priests, "
Blessed Conchita, martyr for the sins of priests, "
(saint of the day) "
(other litany prayers may be added or substituted here)
Through your mercy,
Respond: send workers into Your harvest, O Lord.
Through Your kindness, “
Through the fervent prayers and sacrifices of Your people. “
Through the power of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, “
Through the intercession of all the Saints and Angels, “
Through the sanctification of the family, “
Through parents being generously open to life, “
Through the example of priests and religious striving for holiness, “
Through a renewed sense of fidelity to our Catholic Faith, “
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
The harvest is great but the laborers are few.
We beg the harvest Master to send out laborers for His harvest. Amen
Eucharistic Prayer from Fatima
taught by the Angel to the 3 shepherd children
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Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore you profoundly. I offer you the most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended. And through the infinite merit of His Most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of you the conversion of poor sinners.
A Prayer for Thursdays
from Fr. Mark Kirby’s Prayers for Priests
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Lord Jesus Christ, moved by the Holy Spirit, and united to the Maternal Heart of Thy Most Holy Mother, I offer Thee this Thursday, and every Thursday for the rest of my life, in thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Thy Most Holy Body and Blood, in adoration, in reparation, and in humble supplication for all the priests of Thy Church, especially for those who do not adore Thee, for those who are wounded in their souls, and for those who are exposed to the attacks of the powers of darkness. For them and in their place, allow me to abide before Thy Eucharistic Face. In their name, let me draw near to Thy open Heart, ever-flowing with the Blood and the Water that purify, heal, and sanctify all souls, but, first of all, those of Thy priests. Eternal High Priest, make me an entirely Eucharistic soul, according to the desires of Thy Sacred Heart and the designs of Thy merciful goodness upon my life. I desire only to love Thee more each day, and to be, by Thy grace, the faithful adorer of Thy Eucharistic Face and the consoling friend of Thy Sacred Heart hidden in the tabernacles of the world, where it beats, wounded by love, forgotten, forsaken, and waiting for the adoration and for the love of even one priest. AMEN.
or
Act of Adoration for Priests
from Fr. Mark Kirby’s Prayers for Priests
Lord Jesus Christ, Priest and Victim,
behold, I kneel before Thy Eucharistic Face
on behalf of all Thy priests,
and especially those priests of Thine,
who, at this moment, are most in need of Thy grace.
For them and in their place, allow me to remain,
adoring and full of confidence, close to Thy Open Heart,
hidden in this, the Sacrament of Thy Love.
Through the Maternal and Immaculate Heart of Mary,
our Advocate and the Mediatrix of All Graces,
pour forth upon all the priests of Thy Church
that torrent of mercy that ever flows from Thy pierced Side:
to purify and heal them, to refresh and sanctify them,
and, at the hour of their death,
to make them worthy of joining Thee
before the Father, in the heavenly sanctuary beyond the veil,
where Thou art always living to make intercession for us. Amen.
Eucharistic Face of Jesus, sanctify Thy priests!
Consecration to the Holy Spirit
by Venerable Felix Rougier, M.Sp.S.
O Holy Spirit, receive the perfect and complete consecration of my whole being. In all my actions grant me the grace of being my light, my guide, my strength and the love of my heart. I surrender myself to you, and I ask of you the grace to be faithful to your inspirations. Transform me, through Mary and with Mary into a true image of Christ Jesus , for the glory of the Father and the salvation of the world. Amen.
Prayer of the Mothers of Lu for Priests
O God, grant that one of my sons may become a priest! I myself want to live as a good Christian and want to guide my children always to do what is right, so that I may receive the grace, O God, to be allowed to give you a holy priest! Amen.
In 1881, the mothers of Lu, a little Italian village, began asking the Lord for vocations. With this intention, they gathered weekly for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. On the first Sunday of every month, they also received Holy Communion, and after Mass together recited the simple, heartfelt prayer above.
CLOSING SONG:
Woman Beneath the Cross
Music & Lyrics ©2011 Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration
(Listen to the song on YouTube)
The Son of Man hangs on the Cross
His Body racked with pain.
Ours were the sufferings He bore –
The Lamb for sinners slain.
His eyes filled with blood and tears,
He seeks one consolation.
He sees His Mother standing there,
Loving without condition.
A woman stands beneath the Cross,
Ready and at attention.
Silent, but brave, she takes her post
To support Him in His mission.
The weaker one by nature,
Her heart supplies what strength won’t give.
To love and suffer for the priest –
This life the woman lives.
A priest prostrates on the chapel floor,
His heart burdened and sad,
The weight of the world on his shoulders,
Carrying both the good and the bad.
His heart bleeding and broken,
He looks for one to give him aid.
“It’s not good for man to be alone,”
He bowed his head and prayed.
A soul kneels down before her Lord
To make her daily oblation.
A life of hiddenness she chose,
This contemplative vocation.
Her prayers will give him power
And her sufferings will ease his pain.
A mother, a daughter, a sister to priests –
On Calvary it was ordained.
Like our Lady she’ll stand near the foot of the altar.
Like Veronica she’ll give a hand
To the priests who falter.
(repeat bold text) A woman stands beneath the Cross . .
In 1946, this photo was taken at a reunion of the 323
vocations that were the fruit of the prayers of the
Mothers of Lu, including 152 priests.
