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May 19, 2009
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NOVENA TO THE UNITED HEARTS FOR HOLINESS OF PRIESTS

St. John Vianney says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"My little daughter--child of God--I have been sent to dictate to you this novena for all priests. It is given to me at the command of the Eternal Now to be prayed for the strengthening of the Church from within through the intercession of the United Hearts. It will return many priests who are compromising their vocations to the path of righteousness--the path of Holy Love."

"Each day the following prayer should be recited:

Prayer for each day

"I beseech You--Blessed United Hearts of the Most Holy Trinity, together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary--help me in all of my weaknesses and imperfections. Remind me always that my vocation is a gift from you. Assist me in being an image of Divine Love to all those I minister to. Give to me the gift of touching even the most hardened souls. Amen."

Day 1
"Through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the infinite power and grace of the United Hearts, I ask for the grace of desiring to be holy. Strengthen this desire in every present moment so that I can inspire deep personal holiness in those I minister to. Increase my love for you, dear United Hearts. Amen."

Day 2
"Most Holy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, help me to inspire those entrusted to my care with this desire towards personal holiness. Give me Holy Boldness to fill the hearts of my flock with this desire. Help me to inspire them by my own example. Amen."

Day 3
"Most Worthy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, never allow me to forget, that as a priest, it is my duty to make the sacraments available to my flock, for it is the sacraments [especially the Eucharist and Confession] that protect and encourage personal holiness, and which strengthen whole parishes. Knowing this, I must encourage frequent confession, as well as Eucharistic Adoration. I must never limit their availability out of selfish use of my own time. Help me, dear United Hearts, to place others' spiritual welfare ahead of my own ease. Amen."

Day 4
"Most Holy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as a priest, help me to help my flock to grow in virtue, for the virtues are the building blocks of personal holiness. Help me, dear United Hearts, to educate my flock as to the importance of Holy Love in the present moment, for all virtue is based on Holy Love. Amen."

(On 5/20/09 St. John Vianney gave the following message and prayer for Day 5:) St. John Vianney says: "Praise be to Jesus. Through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the United Hearts of the Holy Trinity, priests must pray to please God and live in harmony with the Will of God. This is the dictate of Holy Love--Holy Humility. These two virtues are companions; one cannot exist in the soul without the other. The depth of either is dependent upon the depth of the other. Each day priests are tested in these two virtues."

"Let this be the priests' prayer:"

Day 5
"Through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,* Most Holy United Hearts, let me not fail in any test of Holy Love or Holy Humility. I must realize that the test is the opportunity God gives me to practice every virtue. I pray to accept the graces I am given to succeed in every test. I pray to be able to teach others to do so. Amen."

Day 6
"Most Holy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, today I pray that any disordered desire to be popular with people be taken from my heart. I will not place love of money ahead of shepherding my flock. I will trust in God's Divine Provision. I pray for courage and Holy Boldness to speak out against all sin, even the sins that have been carried by Satan into the political arena, such as abortion, same sex marriage, euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research. Lord, give to me a righteous tongue. Amen."

Day 7
"Most Worthy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as a priest, help me always to realize the value of self-effacement and poverty of spirit. Help me never to place myself first--my own needs or my own feelings. My personal holiness depends upon my efforts to place God and others first. Assist me, dear United Hearts, in detaching from the false gods of reputation, material gain and intellectual pride, for these are all doorways that liberalism uses to destroy vocations. I petition you, United Hearts, protect me from these traps. Amen."

Day 8
"Most Holy United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, help me always to speak and to teach through the Spirit of Truth. In this age of compromise, I need your assistance in combating all heresy against the Tradition of Faith. Help me to stand firm in all that the Catechism teaches, and never to alter my views to please others. Amen."

Day 9
"All Worthy, All Loving United Hearts, through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I, your faithful priest, beg your assistance in preparing my flock for the triumphant return of Jesus. I understand that Jesus' Victory will be a Victory of Holy and Divine Love. Assist me in any effort of propagating these messages of Holy and Divine Love, for I see they are scripturally sound and based on truth. I must encourage others to live in Holy Love, for this is the Gateway to the New Jerusalem, and the path of salvation. Safeguard my heart against discouragement. Fill me with Holy Boldness. Amen."

* Recite the prayer given to priests by Blessed Mother on Aug. 18, 2007.
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May 22, 2009
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St. John Vianney says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"I have come to help you understand the significance of this novena I just dictated to you. Encapsulated within these words is the directive to becoming a good priest. Such a priest places his own personal holiness and the holiness of his flock first. This is the embrace of Holy Love. The priest cannot do this with sincerity and still enjoy the roles of social director, financial director or embrace liberalism. Everything else becomes secondary, even miniscule, to his own journey in holiness and the holiness of all those in his charge."

"When Jesus looks into the heart of a priest, this is what He searches out. How many priests today live in such simplicity?"
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Serran Prayer for the Perseverance of Vocations
O God, you have constituted your only-begotten Son supreme and eternal Priest for the glory of your majesty and the salvation of mankind: grant that those whom He has chosen ministers and dispensers of His mysteries may be found faithful in fulfilling the ministry they have received.
-Richard Siegel

Highand Beach, Florida

PRAYER of Priests for
THE YEAR FOR PRIESTS
June 19, 2009 - 2010

Lord Jesus,

In Saint John Mary Vianney you have deigned to give the Church a living image of yourself and a personification of your pastoral charity.

Help us during this Year for Priests to live good lives by being close to him and his example.

Grant that we may learn from the saintly Curé of Ars how to rest contentedly before the Holy Eucharist; to know that only your Word enlightens us each day; to know how tender is the love with which you welcome repentant sinners; how consoling is the confident abandonment to the care of the Holy and Immaculate Mother; how necessary is the ever-vigilant battle against Evil.

Grant, O Lord Jesus, that from the example of the holy Curé our young men may once again realize how necessary, humble and glorious is the priestly ministry which you wish to entrust to those who open themselves to your call.

Grant also to our communities - as once your did at Ars - those wonders of grace which you bring about when a priest knows to “make his parish a place of love”.

Grant that our Christian families may find their home to be within the Church – where your ministers may always be found – and that they may enrich the domestic hearth with the beauty of the Church.

Grant that the Charity of our pastors may enliven and enkindle the Charity of all the faithful, so that every vocation and every charism, given by your Holy Spirit, may be welcomed and honored.

But above all, O Lord Jesus, bestow upon us the ardour and truth of the heart that we may come before your Heavenly Father, making our own the same words that St. John Mary Vianney prayed to Him:

I love You, O my God and my sole desire is to love You until the last breath of my life.

I love You, O infinitely lovable God and I prefer to die loving You than live one instant without loving You.

I love You, O my God, and I do not desire anything but heaven so as to have the joy of loving You perfectly.

I love You, O my God, and I fear hell, because there will not be the sweet consolation of loving You.

O my God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to say it in every beat.

Allow me the grace to suffer loving You, to love you suffering and one day to die loving You and feeling that I love You.

And as I approach my end, I beg you to increase and perfect my love of You.

AMEN.

-Marilee

Renton, Washington

Prayer for Priests

O MY JESUS,I beg You on behalf of the whole Church:Grant it love and the light of your Spirit,and give power to the words of priests,so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You.
Lord, give us holy priests;You yourself maintain them in holiness.O divine and great High Priest,may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil's trap and snares,which are continually being set for the souls of priests.
May the power of Your mercy ,O Lord ,shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests,for You can do all things.
I ask You ,Jesus ,for a special blessing and for light for the priests before whom I will make my confessions throughout my lifetime. Amen.
-Bernadette Walker

Fort Erie ,Ontario Canada

Heavenly Father, we join together with Jesus in prayer for our priests. You have called them from among us to offer the Holy Sacrifice and to proclaim the Good News.
We praise and thank you for showing your goodness through the work of their hands and hearts.
With faith and confidence we ask that you make our priests fervent in prayer as they lead your people. Help them to become more Christlike day by day, in their service to the church. Give them a new heart and a new spirit, a spirit of compassion and self-sacrifice
that they may give witness to your love for your people. This we ask in Jesus' Name. Amen
Our Lady of the Precious Blood, watch over the living chalices of the Blood of Jesus.
-Prayer for Priests

Cathy Smith, Medicine Hat, Alberta

Dear Jesus;
Thank you for the gift of the priesthood. Please bless all our priests with everything they need to fully live out their vocation. Send them the grace, peace, love, self-control, wisdom, knowledge, and discernment they need each day. Fill them with a joy from deep within their soul. Give them enthusiasm for doing your ministry! Give them passion in their preaching, demonstrative compassion, humility, and gentleness. Give them the love, friendship, and and support they need from their families and parishioners. Grant them health, energy, and long lives. Send us more shepherds to lead us during our journies on earth. Give them courage in the face of obstacles. Give them boldness to speak in your Name. Give them your protection from all evil and all harm. Thank you Jesus ! Amen.
-Linda May

Pawcatuck, CT

Lord, bless our priests and their work. Amen
-Cathy McCabe

New London, Ohio

Prayer for Priest Sons
Lord, bless our sons whom You have called to Your Priesthood. In Your Spirit, we are with them, as they do Your work. May our prayers and sacrifices help them. Keep them close to You, Lord. When they make mistakes, or when human frailty brings them criticism, have mercy on them. Lord, we love our sons, and we thank You for using us, to shar in Your plan of creation and redemption. May all of us grow in Your Love. Mary and Joseph, intercede for us until we rejoice in Your heavenly kingdom. Amen
-ParentsofPriests.net

Cleveland, Ohio

FR. WILLIAM DOYLE'S PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
O my God, pour out in abundance Tht spirit of sacrifice upon Thy priests.
It is both their glory anbd their duty to become victims, to be burnt up for for souls, to live without ordinary joys, to be often the objects of distrust, injustice, and persecution.
They words they say every day at the altar, "This is my Body, this is my Blood," grant them to apply to themselves: I am no longer myself, I am Jesus, Jesus crucified. I am like the bread and wine, a substance no longer itself, but by consecration another."
O my God, I burn with desire for the sanctification of Thy priests. I wish all the priestly hands which touch Thee were hands whose touch is gentle and pleasing to Thee, that all the mouths uttering such sublime words at the altar should never descent to speaking trivialities. Let priests in all their person stay at the level of their lofty functions, let every man find them simple and great, like the Holy Eucharist, accessible to all yet above the rest of men.
O my God, grant them to carry with them from the Mass of today, a thirst for the Mass of tomorrow, and grant them, ladened themselves with gifts, to share these abundantly with their fellow men. Amen
-Mary Weeks

Aurora, NC

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