VOCATION PRAYER CHALICE PROGRAM

PRAYER BOOKLET Thank you for taking the Vocation Chalice into your home to pray for vocations. We ask you to pray each day using the suggested prayers. You may add to them if you wish, for example: you may wish to pray the rosary or the Divine Mercy chaplet or add your own personal prayers.

Please place the chalice in a prominent spot in your house and gather together to pray for an increase of vocations.

Please return the chalice to the parish either on Friday evening or Saturday before the Vigil Mass so that the next family may take the chalice.

Thank you and God bless you!

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

Almighty and eternal God, Loving and Generous God, Hail Mary, full of grace; in your unfailing love you provide it is You who call us by name all generations call you blessed. ministers for your Church. and ask us to follow You. We pray for those whom you call Hail Mother of God; when asked by the to serve the Church of Help us to grow in the Love angel to bear the Son of the Most High, Brooklyn and Queens as priests. and Service of our Church filled with faith, you responded: as we experience it today. "Let it be done unto me." Inspire in them a generous response. Grant them courage and vision to Give us the energy and courage Holy Mother of Jesus, serve your people. of Your Spirit to shape its future. at the wedding feast at Cana, May their lives and service call your you prompted your Son people to respond to the presence Grant us faith-filled leaders to perform his first sign. of your Spirit among us who will embrace Christ's Mission that, faithful to the Gospel and of love and justice. Be with us as we discern our life's work hope of Jesus the Christ, we may: and guide us in the way we are called to announce glad tidings to the poor Bless the Church of Brooklyn and Queens follow in the footsteps of your Son. proclaim liberty to captives, by raising up dedicated and generous set prisoners free leaders from our families and friends Holy Mother of the Savior, and renew the face of the earth. who will serve Your people as Sisters, at the foot of the cross Priests, Brothers, Deacons and you mourned the death of your only Son. O God, Father of all Mercies, Provider of a Lay Ministers. bountiful Harvest, send Your Graces upon Bless and embrace the loving parents of all those You have called to gather the fruits Inspire us to know You better priests, deacons, brothers and sisters. of Your labor; preserve and strengthen and open our hearts to hear Your call. them in their lifelong service to you. Holy Mother, turn your motherly care Loving God, you call all who believe in you to this nation. Open the hearts of Your children that they to grow perfect in love by following in the Intercede for us to the Lord of the harvest may discern Your Holy Will; inspire in them footsteps of Christ your Son. Call from to send more laborers to the harvest a love and desire to surrender themselves among us more men and women who will in this land dedicated to your honor. to serving others in the name of Your son, serve you as religious. By their way of life, Jesus Christ. may they provide a convincing sign of your Queen of Peace, Mirror of Justice, Kingdom for the Church and the whole Health of the Sick, Teach all Your faithful to follow their world. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. inspire vocations in our time. respective paths in life guided by Your Divine Word and Truth. Through the Let the word of your Son intercession of the Most Blessed Virgin be made flesh anew Mary, all the Angels, and Saints, humbly in the lives of persons anxious to proclaim hear our prayers and grant Your Church's the good news of everlasting life. Amen. needs, through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

O Father, you desire all of us to Thank you, Lord, for all the many great and Heavenly Father, be happy. Stir up the grace of a wonderful gifts you give to our family. you gave us the gift of married love, religious vocation in the hearts of Help us to live each day with joy and humility. that your children may in turn have many men and women. children, who are the fruit of the love Keep us totally dedicated to serving you. between husband and wife. Grant to them the willingness and Teach us to recognize the many ways you generosity to give of themselves, make your Spirit known. Help all parents their lives, their time and their Then help each of us to accept your gift – to be open to your grace and love. talents to the service of Jesus The grace to answer your call to form, May they share that love Christ, Your Son, Our Lord and strengthen and expand the Body of Christ. with their children always. Savior, and to His Holy Church. May they always teach their children your Father, hear the prayers of your people, ways and commandments. May more men and women go and bring to maturity the seeds you have May parents always lead their children to forth as priests, deacons, sown in the field of your Church. you and to Your Son, Jesus. brothers and sisters to bring the May many of your people choose to serve truths of our Catholic faith to all you by devoting themselves to the service Grant that all families may open their lives others so that soon they, too, of their brothers and sisters. to your holy will. may know You better and love May parents see a vocation to the You more...and serving You, Raise up worthy ministers for your altars priesthood or religious life in their family be truly happy. and ardent but gentle servants as a blessing. of the Gospel. May they see that their child Father you call each one May those who follow has listened to your voice of us by name and ask us in the footsteps of Christ your Son and this choice is a reason for joy. to follow you. grow, and provide by their way of life a convincing sign of your kingdom May families be supportive Bless your church by raising up dedicated for the Church and the whole world. of all who have discerned and generous leaders from our your call to priesthood and religious life families and friends who will serve your May all the ministers of your Church and provide your church people as Sisters, Priests, increase in numbers, with men and women Brothers, Deacons, and Lay Ministers. and persevering in prayer, willing to serve you perform their ministry with gentleness with their whole heart and soul. Inspire us as we grow to know you, and concern for others. and open our hearts to hear your call. We ask this through your Son, We ask this in Jesus name. Amen. Father, keep them all faithful Jesus Christ Our Lord, to the call of the Gospel who lives and reigns with you, that the world may see in them in the unity of the Holy Spirit, the living image of your Son, Jesus Christ, one God, forever and ever. Amen. who is Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

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