Worldpriest Global Apostolate Coronavirus Prayer

Loving God,

As a Christian community we believe that you work in all things for our good, and that you make use even of what is bad to open our hearts to you. So we turn to you at this critical time when humankind is being assaulted by the coronavirus, and ask you to bless all those we love and care for.

We pray especially at this time for your beloved priests. Some of them have already died from the virus: they are martyrs of charity. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends (John 15:13). Receive them into your glory and keep safe all others who are in the front line of the pandemic while caring pastorally for your people.

We commend our priests to the tender care of Mary your Mother, and we make this prayer in confidence through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Brian Grogan SJ