Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord,
Keep them, for they are Thine -Thy priests whose lives burn out before
Thy consecrated shrine.Keep them, for they are in the world,
Though from the world apart;When earthly pleasures tempt, allure, -
Shelter them in Thy heart.Keep them, and comfort them in hours
Of loneliness and pain,When all their life of sacrifice
For souls seems but in vain.Keep them, and O remember, Lord,
They have no one but Thee,Yet they have only human hearts,
With human frailty.Keep them as spotless as the Host.
That daily they caress;Their every thought and word and deed,
Deign, dearest Lord, to bless.
Imprimatur: +D. Card. Dougherty, Arch. of Philadelphia
Our Father Hail Mary Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for them.
THE PRIESTHOOD IS A MASTERPIECE OF
CHRIST’S DIVINE LOVE, WISDOM AND POWER
NEVER ATTACK A PRIEST
“Jesus, Mary, I love You, Save Souls.”