Day 9
"Father, I Pray for Them"
"No priest begets a vocation or makes a convert or sanctifies a soul except under the shadow of the Cross. ... Do we have confidence in our power to excite vocations? When we place our hand on a head of a boy who gives spiritual promise and say, 'Someday you will be a priest,' do we believe Our Lord will support our judgment and our blessing?... But there is such a thing as priestly strengthening of the vocation in the soul. As Our Lord prayed to His Father, so must we pray confidently to the Lord." (Fulton J. Sheen, "The Priest Is Not His Own")
Divine Master, send Your Holy Spirit to renew in Your priests their love for You. Clothe them with humility and joy that would attract many young hearts to serve You, belonging to You and You alone.
Prayer for the Canonization of the Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Heavenly Father, source of all holiness, You raise up within the Church in every age men and women who serve with heroic love and dedication. You have blessed Your Church through the life and ministry of Your faithful servant, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. He has written and spoken well of Your Divine Son, Jesus Christ, and was a true instrument of the Holy Spirit in touching the hearts of countless people.
If it be according to Your Will, for the honor and glory of the Most Holy Trinity and for the salvation of souls, we ask You to move the Church to proclaim him a saint. We ask this prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Our Father × 1
Hail Mary × 1
Glory Be × 1
