Prayer for a Chaste Life in the Priestly Vocation

Here is the Prayer for a Chaste Life in the Priestly Vocation often said by Catholic faithful asking for God for the gift of purity (chastity).

Eternal Father, I thank you for the gift of my vocation to the Sacred Priesthood. You have called me to share in this mystery of the Blessed Trinity through your beloved Son Jesus Christ. It is a great privilege and not a right.

As you prepare me through my formators to answer your call, I need the gift of purity. This will enable me to deepen my love and reverence for the Sacred Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist.

Teach me the meaning of celibacy; chastity is the ingredient of celibacy. May it give meaning to my vocation and to my life, as I participate in the mystery of salvation of souls.

Train me and school me in celibacy and chastity. Help me to overcome the temptations that militate against these virtues. May I not as a seminarian or as a priest ascend your Altar or minister in your name unworthily.

Through your graces and the prayers of Our Blessed, Mother the Virgin Mary and Mother of Perpetual help, I will always be conscious of the importance of chastity in my life and in my vocation to the Sacred Priesthood. Amen

V. O Mary conceived without sin.

R. Obtain for me the grace of a chaste life.

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