Official Prayer of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Lord Jesus,
You who willed to become poor,
give us eyes and a heart directed toward the poor;
help us to recognize you in them-
in their thirst, their hunger, their lonliness, and their misfortune.
Enkindle within our Vincentian Family
unity, simplicity, humility,
and the fire of love
that burned in St. Vincent de Paul.
Strengthen us, so that, faithful to the practice of these virtues,
we may contemplate you and serve you in the person of the poor,
and may one day be united with you and them in your Kingdom.
Amen.
Prayer for Leadership
Please pray this prayer to discern about running for Diocesan Council President, or any position in St. Vincent de Paul.
Lord God,
You sent Your Holy Spirit as Your forever presence among us.
When Your disciples were hesitant to go out to continue Your mission,
it was the Holy Spirit that gifted them with wisdom and courage.
Today as we gather we invite the Holy Spirit upon us, as we search for leadership.
Grant us wisdom to discern where we may best serve You in the Society.
We ask that You lead us to make all of our decisions in love and solidarity with one another
and out of our great love for You and Your people.
We call upon St. Vincent de Paul who led when he was exhausted, who found gifted people to
surround himself with, whose leadership left us a forever legacy leading all of us to see the face
of Christ in the poor.
We call upon St. Louise who taught us to see the poor as our Masters.
We call upon Blessed Frederic, the founder of our Society, to help us in our organization so that
we may continue his vision to love those in need and to evangelize the love of God everywhere we go.
We call upon Blessed Rosalie who taught us to be aware of the delivery of our services to all
those in need by telling us that they will remember the love that we showed more than the food
that we shared.
Holy Spirit, you are the grace that moves mountains.
This day each one of us places ourselves before you as Servants of the Lord.
We ask that you guide us to do Your Holy will and we trust that whatever that "will" might be,
you will lead the way to accomplish all things in your holy name.
We pray all of these things Lord God, in the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.