BOKASYONG AGUSTINO MINISTRY
Augustinian Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines
Comission on Vocations
VOCATION PRAYERS
Augustinian Prayer for Vocations
Lord Jesus, You one day called Augustine and other like him, to become your friends and to testify to your truth.
Then along the centuries, You have never ceased to ask men and women of any age and social condition to consecrate their lives to You for the total commitment to the service of humanity.
Choose also today generous boys and girls, among the young men and women and among the adults of our families so that consecrating themselves to You, they will be able to become priests, deacons, nuns, friars, missionaries and lay consecrated in the world.
Give the ones You have called the love, the humility and the strength, to accept your invitation and to persevere in it.
Make our families and Christian communities able to sustain the consecrated people and arouse still vocations to the Augustinian way of life, through prayer and friendship, through the esteem, the affection and the example of a holy life.
Amen.
Prayer for Discernment
by Thomas Merton, O.S.C.O.
O Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going,
I do not see the road ahead of me,
I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself,
And that fact that I think
I am following Your will
Does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe
That the desire to please You
Does in fact please You.
And I hope I have that desire
In all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything
Apart from that desire to please You.
And I know that if I do this
You will lead me by the right road,
Though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore I will trust You always
Though I may seem to be lost
And in the shadow of death.
I will not fear,
For You are ever with me,
And You will never leave me
To make my journey alone.
Prayer for Vocations
by Saint John Paul II
Holy and provident Father, You are the
Lord of the vineyard and the harvest
and You give each a just reward for
their work. In your design of love You
call men and women to work with You for
the salvation of the world. We thank
You for Jesus Christ, your living word,
who has redeemed us from our sins and
is among us to assist us in our
poverty. Guide the flock to which You
have promised possession of the
kingdom.
Send new workers into your
harvest and set in the hearts of
pastor’s faithfulness to your plan of
salvation, perseverance in their
vocation and holiness of life.
Christ Jesus, who on the shores of the
Sea of Galilee called the Apostles and
made them the foundation of the Church
and bearers of your Gospel, in our day,
sustain your people on its journey.
Give courage to those whom You call to
follow You in the priesthood and the
consecrated life, so that they may
enrich God’s field with wisdom of your
Word. Make them docile instruments of
your love in everyday service of their
brothers and sisters.
Spirit of holiness, who pour out your
gifts on all believers and, especially,
on those called to be Christ’s
ministers, help young people to
discover the beauty of the divine call.
Teach them the true way of prayer,
which is nourished by the Word of God.
Help them to read the signs of the
times, so as to be faithful
interpreters of your Gospel and bearers
of salvation.
Mary, Virgin of the Word of God made
flesh in your womb, help us to be open
to the Word of the Lord, so that,
having been welcomed and meditated
upon, it may grow in our hearts. Help
us to live like You the beatitudes of
believers and to dedicate ourselves
with unceasing charity to evangelizing
all those who seek your Son. Grant that
we may serve every person, becoming
servants of the Word we have heard, so
that remaining faithful to it we may
find our happiness in living it.
Amen.