Heavenly Father,
bless your Church with an abundance
of holy and zealous priests,
deacons, brothers and sisters.
Give those you have called to the married state
and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the worldthe special graces that their lives require.
Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that
in him, with him and through him
we may love you more deeply
and serve you more faithfully,
always and everywhere.
With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.