St. Junipero Serra, pray for us!
Pray that great blessings fall upon all those discerning priesthood and religious life, and may others open their minds, hearts, and ears to the whispers of Christ.
July 1st is the official Memorial of St. Junipero Serra, a Franciscan missionary in Spain, Mexico, and California in the 1700s.
In his honor let us reverently pray the Serra prayer for vocations:
O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner, but rather that he be converted and live, grant we beseech You through the intercession of the Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Saint Joseph, her spouse, Saint Junipero Serra, and all the saints, an increase of laborers for your Church, fellow laborers with Christ to spend and consume themselves for souls, through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen.
Editor’s note: the painting of St. Junipero Serra is by Indiana Catholic Mike McCarthy, who painted the commissioned work for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ vocation office and prayer cards.
