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Day 8: Novena Prayer to St. Peter Chanel
To assist each unit to find creative forms of vocational ministry, appropriate to the unit’s resources, that will inspire young people in the discernment of their vocation.
Lord, help our communities to explore new ways of expressing the beauty of the Marist vocation.
Loving God, you inspired Jean-Claude Colin to live a life faithful to the Gospel and in the spirit of Mary. If it is your will that he be honored as a saint to the glory of your name, please show us the favor he enjoys in your sight by granting us an increase of vocation through his intercession. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Novena prayers can be found HERE.
Read more about the artist of the watercolors in the novena, Fr. Léopold Verguet, SM, HERE.
Day 7: Novena Prayer to St. Peter Chanel
To assist each unit to find creative forms of vocational ministry, appropriate to the unit’s resources, that will inspire young people in the discernment of their vocation.
Lord, we ask you to help us bear witness to the beauty of the Marist vocation wherever we are and however we can.
Loving God, you inspired Jean-Claude Colin to live a life faithful to the Gospel and in the spirit of Mary. If it is your will that he be honored as a saint to the glory of your name, please show us the favor he enjoys in your sight by granting us an increase of vocation through his intercession. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Novena prayers can be found HERE.
Read more about the artist of the watercolors in the novena, Fr. Léopold Verguet, SM, HERE.
(Picture: St. Peter Chanel sunken relief sculpture, Marist School, Atlanta, Georgia)
Day 6: Novena Prayer to St. Peter Chanel
To encourage Marists to reflect deeply on the mystery of their own vocation and the call to personal holiness.
Lord, St. Peter Chanel did not lose heart during his years of ministry in Futuna. May his example inspire us to remain faithful to our vocation.
Loving God, you inspired Jean-Claude Colin to live a life faithful to the Gospel and in the spirit of Mary. If it is your will that he be honored as a saint to the glory of your name, please show us the favor he enjoys in your sight by granting us an increase of vocation through his intercession. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Novena prayers can be found HERE.
Read more about the artist of the watercolors in the novena, Fr. Léopold Verguet, SM, HERE.
(Picture: Image created with Midjourney, a generative artificial intelligence imaging program, by Seth Kelly of Helmet Studio, (graphic design partner of Marist School, Atlanta, Georgia))
Day 5: Novena Prayer to St. Peter Chanel
To encourage Marists to reflect deeply on the mystery of their own vocation and the call to personal holiness.
Lord, you call us to share in your life by following in the footsteps of your Son. Grant that we may live with you through the trials and difficulties of our lives so that we may also embrace your resurrection.
Loving God, you inspired Jean-Claude Colin to live a life faithful to the Gospel and in the spirit of Mary. If it is your will that he be honored as a saint to the glory of your name, please show us the favor he enjoys in your sight by granting us an increase of vocation through his intercession. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Novena prayers can be found HERE.
Read more about the artist of the watercolors in the novena, Fr. Léopold Verguet, SM, HERE.