Prayer for the Priests...!

Lord Jesus...!

You have chosen Your priests among us 
And have sent them to proclaim Your Word
And to act in Your Name.

For such a great gift to Your Church, 
We praise You and we thank You!

We ask that you fill them with the fire of Your love,
That their ministry may reveal Your presence in the Church.

Since they are earthen vessels,
We pray that your power may work in their weakness!

In their afflictions do not let them be crushed;
In their doubts, do not let them despair;
In temptation, do not let them be destroyed!

Inspire them through prayer to live each day
The mystery of your death and Resurrection.

In times of weakness, send them Your Spirit
And help them to praise Your Heavenly Father 
And to pray for poor sinners.

With the same Holy Spirit place your word on their lips 
And your love in their hearts,
That they may bring the Good News to the poor 
And revive the broken-hearted.

May the gift of Mary, Your beloved Mother,
To the disciple whom you loved, 
Be your gift to every priest!

Grant that she, who formed You in Your human image,
May form each priest in Your divine image,
Through the power of Your Spirit, 
To the glory of God the Father!

Amen.

Viva il Papa

His Holiness Pope Francis hails from the land of FOOTBALL. 

An Argentine always dreams of Soccer. 

So this wish comes in the language of his favourite game!!

May the Good Lord Bless Your Holiness.......!

To DRIBBLE PAST the renovation of the Church

in an Assissian Way

To TACKLE the attacks on the Church

with an Ignatian Method

To ATTACK the evils in the Church

through a Jesuit Outlook

To DEFEND the faith of the Church

with a Xavierian Spirit

To STRIKE at the exact moments

in order to defeat the opponents

To BICYCLE CUT certain decisions

for an unexpected scoring chance

To curve the CORNER KICKS

to mesmerize the committed faithful

To pierce the FREE KICKS 

all the blocks set on their way

To utilize the INJURY TIME

to play a fairer game 

To score a GOLDEN GOAL 

in the extra time given at hand 

Let the game

Not prolong to a SUDDEN DEATH

Where the GOAL KEEPER 

jumps to either of the sides

With an intuition which often 

misleads him to the wrong side 

Still rarely the TEAM wins

at the mercy of the opponents! 

Let us pray to the Merciful Lord 

To STRETCH His hands 

Whenever, wherever and however necessary

To SCORE decisive goals

in the crucial matches 

In order to instill 

in the TEAM MEMBERS 

A sense of belongingness

and an approach of hope

To win the game and

LIFT the trophy at the end!!

Viva il Papa...!!! 

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