Mar 8, 2024
O patient and loving soul
who cared for both
the physical and spiritual needs
of the poor and the sick,
who with a gentle word
would rebuke sins
and heal division
and with a gentle touch
bind the wounds
and smooth the beds
of the ill
in your home and in hospital,
who saw that remedies for the soul,
the Bread of life and holy Confession,
were available, too,
through the hands of a priest –
who cares as deeply and fully
for the needs of souls
this day?
Increase their number;
pray the Lord touch all souls
with your same patient affection,
with the love only He knows.