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 traps 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.