..For through the Spirit by faith we await the hope of righteousness… [Gal. 5:5 ]
We adore You O Christ and we praise You – because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Lamb of God, My Divine Bridegroom – grant to me and all my brother priests true fidelity through chastity of body, mind, will, purity of heart – and loving gratitude for all the women in our lives, in particular for our mothers and ________________________.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Lamb of God, Divine Bridegroom of Your Spotless Bride, Holy Mother the Church – grant to me and all my brother priests a true love of Holy Mother the Church, fidelity to Her teachings, filial love and loyalty to our Holy Father Pope ____________ and to Bishop __________ and to all brother priests especially ________________ who is suffering.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Lamb of God, Divine Bridegroom, My Lover, with love and compassion You embrace the suffering of all women and comfort them, grant to me and all priests that same portion of Your Sacred Heart and like the Weeping Women of Jerusalem grant me the Holy Spirit’s gift of tears that my tears might co-mingle with Yours in true contrition for my own sins, those of my brother priests and of the whole world – especially grant me tears for all the unborn slaughtered in the womb and a servant’s heart for all women.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Priests – grant to me and all my brother priests the same love, respect and servant- hearts for all women that we have for you.

…this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God…[ Phil. 1:9/11 ]

..It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the Lord.[ Lam. 3:26 ]
We adore You O Christ and we praise You – because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your own pain – and Your own trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Ours is the millennium of terror, a world which slaughters the unborn and urges death upon the elderly and the infirm, makes countless sacrilegious Holy Communions, is disconnected from the Holy Gospel proclaimed on Sunday and daily life. We have abandoned our faith, lost our way.
The weight of all this crushes You once again to the ground – let me as Your priest be crushed along with You that the Father’s mercy will prevail – that time be given to me and all my brother priests so we, and the whole world, be converted anew each day.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Abraham stood before the Father and pleaded for the people of the cities; Moses stood upon the mountain in prayer that the enemies of Your people be vanquished – now You our High Priest are prostrate beneath the heavy wooden stole pleading to the Father with every breath and drop of Your Most Precious Blood – grant I remain on the ground beside You concelebrating with You the eternal prayer of intercession and atonement.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

As the waters of Baptism are poured over us You pour Yourself over all of creation – open wide my being O Jesus that I might be the ground upon which You fall that some of Your loneliness might be assuaged.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Priests – pray for me and my brother priests that we might comfort the Lonely Heart of Jesus through absolute fidelity to our sacramental vocation.

..live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of
peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all…[ Ep. 4:1/6 ]

..My portion is the Lord, says my soul; therefore I will hope in Him.. [ Lam. 3:24 ]
We adore You O Christ and we praise You – because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

My fears have coated Your Holy Face with dust, my mortal sins have lacerated Your Holy Face each time You fall, my venial sins are as grit within those wounds upon Your Holy Face, my fears splatter as angry spittle upon Your Holy Face – O Jesus I offer You my heart as Veronica’s veil.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Often I hesitate to proclaim and live the Gospel without compromise because I fear loss of face – You surrender even the beauty of Your countenance for the redemption of souls – grant O Jesus I cling to no earthly beauty or reputation but that as the Baptist prayed I may decrease all the more that You might increase in the souls of all.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Through the laying on of hands, by the active power of the Holy Spirit, I and my brother priests have been configured in persona Christi – grant we spread devotion to Your Holy Face and contemplating Your Holy Face go every more openly and deeply into the sacred mystery of priesthood.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of priests – pray for me and my brother priests that we become childlike, pure of heart and willingly accept rejection.

..since we have such hope, we act very boldly…[ 2 Cor. 3:12 ]

..But I will call this to mind as my reason to have hope..[ Lam. 3:21 ]
We adore You O Christ and we praise You – because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy will of our Father.

How often in my own life Jesus You Yourself come as the Divine Assistant, for You first bear the full weight of my cross, my suffering
– thank You Jesus for Your tender care.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Sometimes Jesus when it is obvious another needs my assistance I fail to help them with their burden because of fear or laziness or being too wrapped up in my own needs. Heal my lack of courage and hardness of heart, make of me a true Simon of Cyrene to everyone, especially the poorest and most rejected, in particular with my love, prayer and presence to wash the feet of my brother priests, especially ________________ who is suffering ______.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

It happens Jesus I fall prey to the common wound of men whereby we make it difficult for others to come to our assistance – break open wide my heart that I might see accepting the support and encouragement offered me by others is a true blessing and grant me a tender and grateful heart.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Priests – pray for me and my brother priests that we be loving servants of everyone and humble enough to accept the assistance of others.

.Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you share in the sufferings, you also share the encouragement..[ 2 Cor. 1:7 ]

…Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is in the Lord.[ Jer. 17:7 ]

We adore You O Christ and we praise You – because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world.

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and
trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

How wonderful O Incarnate One, Jesus my Lord and my God, that when You first opened Your newborn eyes You gazed into Our Blessed Mother’s eyes, dazzling pools of sinless purity and beauty – grant me eyes to see!

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

Now on the Royal Road of the Cross You gaze into the eyes of Our Mother, the Suffering Madonna, and You see our Mother’s love, her gaze-gift of courage and hope – grant that I might see!

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

My heart understands You our High Priest, continuing to climb the steps to the altar of the Cross are teaching me and all priests never to approach the Holy Altar but in the company of Mary, Mother of Priests and when discouraged, burdened, wearied, to contemplate Her Eyes gifting courage and hope – grant me a heart to see!

O Jesus my Lord and my God – grant me to enter into Your pain and trustful surrender to the Holy Will of our Father.

O Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Priests – pray for me and all my brother priests that we might share in your own faith and fiat.

.May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit..[ Rm. 15:13]