Diocese of Westminster
A Novena of Prayer for our Bishops, Priests and Deacons
12 - 20 November 2006
Daily Intentions
Day 1 - - - Clergy in Parishes
Day 2 - - - Clergy in Chaplaincies
Day 3 - - - Sick and Retired Clergy
Day 4 - - - Clergy in difficulties
Day 5 - - - Deceased Clergy
Day 6 - - - Those discerning their Vocation
Day 7 - - - Our Seminarians
Day 8 - - - Permanent Deacons and those in traing, and their families
Day 9 - - - Our Bishops
Litany of Praise
We offer our praise to God our Father
For those you call to serve the Church in the Ministerial Priesthood
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
For their generous response
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
For the Priests of ur Diocese
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
For the ministry and witness of Deacons in the Church
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
For the love and leadership of the Holy Father and our Bishops
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
For this great gift, the Sacrament of Holy Orders
Father, we praise and thank you for your love
Vocations Prayer
Lord God, your beloved Son said to us:
Ask the Lord of the harvest.
So we come to you,
offering our prayers for the needs
of the Church in the World today.
We pray that many may hear your call
to serve you in the Priesthood and the Diaconate.
Give their families and friends the grace
to support and encourage them.
Give to those you choose
eagerness to answer your call;
humility and generosity to make known and loved;
faithfulness to persevere in their dedication.
Through Christ or Lord.
Amen.
Novena Prayer
O God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
You are the life and soul of the Church.
Hear the prayers we offer for
our Bishops, Priests and Deacons,
through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
their protector and guide.
Amen.
3 x Hail Mary
1 x Glory be
