O Jesus, Eternal Priest,

keep all thy priests within the shelter of thy Sacred Heart,
where none can harm them.


Keep unstained their anointed hands which
daily touch thy Sacred Body.
Keep unsullied their lips purpled
with thy Precious Blood.


Keep pure and unearthly their hearts
sealed with the sublime marks of
thy glorious priesthood.


Let thy holy love surround them and
shield them from the world's contagion.


Bless their labors with abundant fruit,
and may the souls to whom they have ministered
be here below their joy and consolation
and in Heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown.