December 27, 2020
O Jesus, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father,
we most fervently implore You,
through Mary Your ever-blessed Mother
and St. Joseph Your foster father,
take our children under Your special charge
and enclose them in the love of Your Sacred Heart.
They are the children of Your Father in Heaven,
created after His own image;
they are Your possession,
for You have purchased them with Your Precious Blood;
they are temples of the Holy Ghost,
who sanctified them in Baptism
and implanted in their hearts the virtues of faith, hope and charity.
O most loving Jesus,
rule and guide them,
that they may live according to the holy Catholic Faith,
that they may not waver in their confidence in You
and that they may ever remain faithful to Your love.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.