Jul 30, 2023
O strong and holy apostle,
soldier for the Lord Jesus
and defender of His Church,
you gathered together an army
to labor in mission fields,
to educate the masses,
to serve and die as loyal sons
of the Christ and His Pope –
teach us this day
to follow in the way of Jesus,
to meditate on His life
and be fruitful in His works.
Pray your own sons
and all the children of MotherChurch
not waver in the faith
which sustains them on this earth
but that in all truth
steadfast Christ’s disciples shall stand
and proclaim in strength the salvation
that comes only through Jesus
and the Vine He has planted,
through whose teaching and sacraments
His very Spirit and blood flow.