Prayers & Helping

Prayer for Missionaries

O Almighty God, Lord of the harvest of souls, we ask You to guide and bless all who have gone forth to preach the gospel. Endow them with the gifts of generosity and concern. Send your Holy Spirit on them, that He may strengthen them in weakness, comfort them in trials and direct their efforts. May He open the hearts of their hearers to receive Your message. Let Your revelation enlighten all minds for the salvation of souls, and let Your love heal every heart and body for the happiness of each person. May all people consciously acknowledge You and serve You by living the teachings of Your Son. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Lord Jesus Christ, watch over your missionaries – priests, religious, and lay people – who leave everything to give testimony to Your Word and Your Love. In difficult moments, sustain their energies, comfort their hearts, and crown their work with spiritual achievements. Let the adorable image of you crucified on the Cross, which accompanies them throughout life, speak to them of heroism, generosity, love and peace. Amen.

How can you help?

You can carry out your baptismal commitment to be a missionary by:

• Giving witness to your love for Christ and His Church with your family, friends and everyday acquaintances

• Fostering a devotion to the missions among our children

• Developing a sincere appreciation for missionaries such as St. Therese of the Child Jesus and St. Francis Xavier, who offered their lives for the work of the missions

• Offering financial assistance to help support the material needs of mission lands and organizations

• Attending weekday Mass, joining your prayers and sufferings to the sufferings of Christ and participating more intimately in His mission to renew the face of the Earth.

• Forming or joining missionary “circles of cooperation” sponsored by various missionary groups