Prayer for Vocations to the Fathers of Mercy
Almighty Father, You were so moved with mercy at the sight of sinful humanity that You sent Your Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to be its Redeemer. As Mercy Incarnate, He came to reveal You as a Father Who is rich in mercy and to be the expiation for our sins. In Your mercy, therefore, we humbly beseech You to send the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy men who want to be consecrated Religious in the spirit of Father Jean Baptiste Rauzan, our founder; men who will zealously propagate the Faith and work tirelessly for the salvation of souls under the protection of Mary’s Immaculate Conception, so that the work of calling back Your prodigal sons and daughters will continue throughout the ages. We ask this, O Lord of the harvest, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer through the Intercession of Father Rauzan
O God, in every age when Your Church has been under attack, You have mercifully raised up apostles to propagate the Faith and to save souls. Such an apostle was Your servant, Father Jean Baptiste Rauzan, whom You raised up in the aftermath of the French Revolution to re-evangelize the people of France. Through the intercession of Father Rauzan, graciously grant unto us, Your servants, the following petitions if they be in accord with Your Holy Will: (here mention your petitions). We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Prayer for the Glorification of Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J.
We thank you, O Lord! for having blessed your Church with the untiring service of your priest, John Hardon.
May he, from heaven, continue his mission and obtain for us the strength and the intelligence to proclaim and defend the truth with genuine fidelity to the Catholic Faith and the charity he drew from the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Grant us, we pray, the favors we ask through his intercession and raise him to the honors of the altar. Amen.
Prayer for the Beatification and Canonization of Father John Anthony Hardon of the Society of Jesus
Almighty God, You gave Your servant, Father John Anthony Hardon of the Society of Jesus, the grace of consecration as a religious dedicated to the apostolate and the grace of consecration as an ordained priest, after the Heart of Your Divine Son, our Good Shepherd.
Through Father Hardon, You provided for your Flock an extraordinary teacher of the faith.
You entrusted Father Hardon into the loving care of the Blessed Virgin Mary whose counsel, “Do whatever he tells you” (Jn 2:5) he faithfully followed and whose intercession he unceasingly invoked.
If it be Your holy will, please grant the request I now make, calling upon the help of Father Hardon, so that his heroic sanctity may be recognized in the whole Church.
I ask this through Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Who with You and the Holy Spirit, is one God forever and ever.
Amen.