April 2, 2021
O Jesus, who by reason of Your burning love for us
has willed to be crucified and to shed
Your Most Precious Blood for the redemption
and salvation of our souls,
look down upon in remembrance
of Your most sorrowful Passion and Death,
fully trusting in Your mercy;
cleanse us from sin by Your grace,
sanctify our toil, give us and all those
who are dear to us our daily bread,
sweeten our sufferings,
bless our families, and to the nations
so sorely afflicted, grant Your peace,
which is the only true peace,
so that by obeying Your commandments
we may come at last to the glory of heaven.
Amen.
The Columbans are a society of missionaries, including priests and lay people, who minister to people of various cultures as a way of witnessing to the universal love of God.