Prayer for a Special Favour

O glorious and compassionate St. Teresa,
You who when on earth received from your Divine Spouse
That wonderful promise that He would grant you whatever you asked,
I beseech you,
Now that you are with Jesus in Paradise,
To intercede for me and obtain for me the special favour which I so earnestly desire,
If it be for the glory of God and the good of my soul.
Amen.

Our Featured Prayer

St. Thérèse’s Prayer for Priests

O Holy Father, may the torrents of love flowing from the sacred wounds of your divine Son bring forth priests like unto the beloved disciple John who stood at the foot of the cross; priests, who as a pledge of your own most tender love will lovingly give your divine Son to the souls of men.

May your priests be faithful guardians of your Church, as John was of Mary, whom he received into his house. Taught by this loving Mother who suffered so much on Calvary, may they display a mother’s care and thoughtfulness towards your children. May they teach souls to enter into close union with you through Mary who, as the Gate of Heaven, is specially the guardian of the treasures of your divine Heart.

Give us priests who are on fire, and who are true children of Mary, priests who will give Jesus to souls with the same tenderness and care with which Mary carried the Little Child of Bethlehem.

Mother of sorrows and of love, out of compassion for your beloved Son, open in our hearts deep wells of love, so that we may console Him and give Him a generation of priests formed in your school and having all the tender thoughtfulness of your own spotless love.