O God, who for the glory of your name and the salvation of souls bestowed on the Priest Saint Lawrence of Brindisi a spirit of counsel and fortitude, grant, we pray, that in the same spirit, we may know what must be done and, through his intercession, bring it to completion. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Direct your faithful, Lord, in the way of eternal salvation, which the Bishop Saint Apollinaris showed by his teaching and martyrdom, and grant, through his intercession, that we may so persevere in keeping your commandments as to merit being crowned with him. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Show favor, O Lord, to your servants and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace, that, made fervent in hope, faith and charity, they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

“In the whole of our spiritual journey, God only does one thing; he loves us relentlessly with the fire of the Holy Spirit. At first and for a long time, years rather than months, the fire of his love purifies us in preparation for the union that can only take place when there is sufficient likeness between the Giver and the receiver.” ~David Torkington, Wisdom from the Christian Mystics

“Every bit of love and beauty and truth that anyone ever experiences on earth is made in heaven and is a participation in heaven. For heaven is God’s presence; and God is present in all goodness, all truth, and all beauty. God is not a truth, a good, a beauty, but Goodness Itself and Truth Itself and Beauty Itself.” ~Peter J. Kreeft

Almighty Lord and God, let the gracious intercession of our Lady of Mount Carmel help us. Under her protection, may we come to the mountain of God, Christ the Lord, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

Almighty God and Father, on this feast of Saint Bonaventure, enlighten our minds with the splendor of his teaching, and help us to imitate his ardent love of you. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen

Lord God, you called the virgin, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, to shine among the Native people as an example of innocence of life. Through her intercession, may all peoples of every tribe, tongue and nation, having been gathered into your Church, proclaim your greatness in one song of praise. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

O God, who show the light of your truth to those who go astray, so that they may return to the right path, give all who for the faith they profess are accounted Christians the grace to reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ and to strive after all that does it honor. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

Lord God, you appointed Saint Benedict to be a wise master in the school of your service. Give us grace to put your love before all else, and so to run with joy in the way of your commandments. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen