World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides Stateside Leader Guide | Page 68

God our Father, be with us Through the intercession of Mary, on our pilgrim journey of faith. the Immaculate Conception, Give us the grace and courage patroness of our nation, to step forward in faith and hope may we be worthy witnesses of our faith, on the road ahead. humble representatives of our country, and inspired missionaries bringing peace, Open our eyes to see your face hope, and mercy into our communities. in all those we encounter. Open our ears to hear your voice We ask all this through Christ Our Lord. in those who are often ignored. Amen. Open our hearts that we might be faithful disciples of mercy and truth. St. José Sánchez del Rio, pray for us. St. Juan Diego, pray for us. Transform us. Empower us Bl. Sor María Romero Meneses, pray for us. to give of ourselves to the poor; St. John Bosco, pray for us. to welcome the lost; Bl. Oscar Arnulfo Romero, pray for us. to forgive those who hurt us; St. Martin de Porres, pray for us. to comfort those who suffer St. Rose of Lima, pray for us. and are marginalized. St. James the Apostle, patron of Bless those who travel pilgrim travelers, pray for us. from the United States of America St. Kateri Tekakwitha, young faithful to Panamá, to join the universal witness from our native land, pray for us. Church for World Youth Day. Bless, too, those who celebrate stateside, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patroness of united in faith and joy. missionaries, advocate for youth, pray for us. Like the disciples who journeyed Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati, patron of young up the mountain to witness the adults, man of the beatitudes, pray for us. Transfiguration, may this experience be St. John Paul II, founder and patron an encounter that strengthens us of World Youth Day, pray for us. for our work in the world. 67