St. Hilary
Front of St. Hilary Church - Tiburon, CA

Prayer for Priests

August 29th – September 4th, 2010


The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women invites you to join them in praying for the priest of the day and for priestly vocations.


"I will give you shepherds after my own heart."
Jeremiah (3:15)

Sun. – Fr. James Donovan, CSP
Mon. – Fr. Daniel Kendall, SJ
Tue. – Fr. Thomas Parenti
Wed. – Pope Benedict XVI
Thu. – William Cardinal Levada
Fri. – Archbishop George Niederauer
Sat. – Fr. Kiernan McCormick

FOR THE POPE: Lord, cover with Your protection, our
Holy Father, the Pope:
Be his light, his strength, his consolation.
(The Vatican II Weekday Missal)


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.

Jesus, Good Shepherd, You sent us the Holy Spirit to guide Your Church and lead her faithful to You through the ministry of Your priests.

Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, grant to Your priests wisdom in leading, faithfulness in teaching, and holiness in guarding Your sacred Mysteries.

As they cry out with all the faithful, "Abba, Father!" may Your priests be ever more closely identified with You in Your divine Sonship and offer their own lives with You, the one saving Victim.

Make them helpful brothers of one another, and understanding fathers of all Your people.

On each Pentecost Sunday, renew in Your priests deeper faith, greater trust in You, childlike reliance on our Mother Mary, and unwavering fidelity to the Holy Father and his bishops.

We ask Mary's intercession as their loving mother. Amen.