Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI

We pray for the pope and for his pastoral mission, asking God to protect, strengthen and uplift our beloved Holy Father at this time of considerable challenge. Please join the Knights of Columbus in praying a novena for him starting Sunday, April 11 and ending Monday, April 19, the fifth anniversary of his inauguration to the Petrine ministry.

Prayer for Pope Benedict XVI
Lord, source of eternal life and truth,
give to your shepherd, Benedict, a spirit
of courage and right judgment, a spirit
of knowledge and love. By governing
with fidelity those entrusted to his care,
may he, as successor to the Apostle
Peter and Vicar of Christ, build your
Church into a sacrament of unity, love
and peace for all the world. Amen.

Leader: Let us pray for Benedict, the pope.
Response: May the Lord preserve him,
give him a long life, make him blessed upon the earth,
and not hand him over to the power of his enemies.

Leader: May your hand be upon your holy servant.
Response: And upon your son, whom you have anointed.

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…

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