Mission Prayer
Lord, our God,
help us to walk with You
on the pathway of the beatitudes
and to live out Your mission
in today’s world.
Bind us to all men and women
of our time so that together
we may bring the Good News
to the ends of the earth.
Open our hearts and our Christian communities
to the needy, the afflicted, the oppressed.
May we radiate the Living Christ
and transform our lives
in the hope of the Resurrection.
This prayer we make to You
who are the living God
now and forever.
Amen.
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St. Vincent de Paul, by Gabriel von Hackl, 1897
Prayer to Saint Vincent de Paul
Almighty God, who called your servant
Vincent de Paul to serve You in the
Person of those in need:
Grant that we, following his example,
may fulfill your commandments
by defending and supporting the poor,
and by loving You with all our hearts,
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, One God,
for ever and ever.
Amen.
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Saint Lawrence Distributing Alms, by Giovanni Serodine, 1625-1626
Prayer to Saint Lawrence
O Glorious Saint Lawrence,
cheerful giver in the service
of the poor,
by your prayers,
may we be purified by
the cross of Christ
that we may die to ourselves
to bear the fruits of true justice.
This we ask through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
