Prayer for Filipino Catholic Seminarians Serving in the USA

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Loving and Provident Father,

You have called sons of the Philippines to leave their homeland

and follow Your voice across oceans and continents,

to serve You and Your Church in a distant land.

We thank You for their generous hearts,

their courage to embrace the unknown,

and their desire to be formed as shepherds after Your own heart.

Lord Jesus, walk closely with them in moments of homesickness and sacrifice.

Be their joy in study, their strength in trials,

and their peace in times of doubt.

May the richness of their Filipino faith and culture

be a gift to the Church in America.

Let their humility, hospitality, and devotion

draw many souls closer to You.

Holy Spirit, guide their formation, bless their mentors,

and surround them with loving support.

Fashion them into holy, wise, and compassionate priests

who will proclaim the Gospel with boldness and love.

O Mary, Mother of Seminarians and Queen of the Clergy,

cover them with your mantle.

May they, like you, say “yes” each day

to God’s will with trust and joy.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.