Francis Xavier, courageous
warrior ever seeking new souls for Christ, pray for us.
Peter Faber, first companion of
Ignatius and cherished friend of all, pray for us.
Stanislaus Kostka, of ready
heart and single mind, pray for us.
Francis Borgia, nobleman of
poverty, model of indifference, prayer for us.
Edmund Campion, fearless orator
and source of courage to the persecuted, pray for us.
Aloysius Gonzaga, consolation
and care for the sick and the dying, pray for us.
Robert Southwell, prisoner-poet
of comfort and strength, pray for us.
Peter Canisius, scholar,
builder, and teacher of little children, pray for us.
Nicholas Owen, clever carpenter,
companion loyal to death, pray for us.
Alphonsus Rodriguez, mystical
friend, model of hospitality, pray for us.
Robert Bellarmine, rich of mind
yet poor of spirit, pray for us.
John Berchmans, single-hearted
student, model of simplicity, pray for us.
John Francis Regis,
compassionate confessor, rekindle of burnt-out faith, pray for us.
Isaac Jogues, trusting
missionary, obedient unto death, pray for us.
Jean de Brebeuf, lover of the
cross and the name of Jesus, pray for us.
Peter Claver, tireless lover of
the poor and the powerless, pray for us.
Alberto Hurtado, advocate of the
poor and social activist, pray for us.
Claude La Colombiere, faithful
servant and perfect friend of the loving heart of Christ, pray for us.
Gerard Manley Hopkins, catcher
of fire and crafter of words, pray for us.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,
mystical lover of all that is and all that is to be, pray for us.
Rutilio Grande, devoted pastor
of the poor and the oppressed, pray for us.
Karl Rahner, professor of prayer
and loyal servant of the church, pray for us.
Ignacio Ellacuria and companions,
fearless and faithful proclaimers of the Good News in the face of persecution,
pray for us.
Pedro Arrupe, grace-filled
leader of renewal and rededication, pray for us.
Concluding Prayer
Almighty and ever-watchful God,
Lord of the heavens above and the earth below, your Divine Goodness created us
in love from every part of the world. Your Divine Wisdom placed us in the chaos
and darkness of the twenty-first century as: poets and singers, engineers and
schoolmasters, scholars and pastors, tailors and gardeners, builders and
administrators, artists and friends.
Your Divine Providence called us
into the company of your son, Jesus. Therefore, we devote all our energies to
your Divine Majesty to bring order into our worlds, to make it fertile, and to
bless it. We pledge you the hours of our lives and the use of our deaths
through our Mother, the Lady Mary, and through our King and Good Brother,
Jesus.
By Louis J. McCabe, S.J. and
Philip G. Steele, S.J.
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