Eternal God...

Bless your Church with holy and faithful priests,

deacons, brothers and sisters.

Give those you have called to the married state

and those you have chosen to live as single persons in the world,

the special graces that their lives require.

Form us all in the likeness of your Son so that in him,

with him and through him

we may love you more deeply and serve you more faithfully,

always and everywhere.

With Mary we ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen.