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| Bishop Arthur Serratelli - Photo by Loci B. Lenar |
Prayer for Vocations
Father, in the fullness of time,
you sent your Son,
born of the Virgin Mary to be our Savior.
He preached the good news of our salvation,
healed the sick and cast out evil.
Now as crucified and risen Lord,
he pours out on us the Holy Spirit of adoption,
born of the Virgin Mary to be our Savior.
He preached the good news of our salvation,
healed the sick and cast out evil.
Now as crucified and risen Lord,
he pours out on us the Holy Spirit of adoption,
making us your sons and daughters.
Through the Church, he calls us to accept the gospel
and to share in your own divine life.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life for all people.
In your mercy, you do not abandon us.
In every age, you raise up men and women to offer their lives
for the sake of the gospel and the work of the Church.
Through the Church, he calls us to accept the gospel
and to share in your own divine life.
Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life for all people.
In your mercy, you do not abandon us.
In every age, you raise up men and women to offer their lives
for the sake of the gospel and the work of the Church.
We beg you, therefore,
grant to this local Church of Paterson
an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Give us courageous and faithful men to serve
as worthy priests and deacons.
Bless us with generous and zealous men and women
willing to seek holiness in consecrated life.
May we rejoice in an abundance of vocations from our families
so that we may yield a rich harvest of good works
for your honor and glory.
We ask this in the name of Jesus,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Give us courageous and faithful men to serve
as worthy priests and deacons.
Bless us with generous and zealous men and women
willing to seek holiness in consecrated life.
May we rejoice in an abundance of vocations from our families
so that we may yield a rich harvest of good works
for your honor and glory.
We ask this in the name of Jesus,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, forever and ever.
Amen
Amen
+Most Rev. Arthur J. Serratelli, Bishop of Paterson
The photograph of Bishop Serratelli was taken inside of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church, 427 Stanhope Road, Sparta, NJ. To the left of Bishop Serratelli is a statue of Blessed Kateri who will be canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012.
