July 22, 2020
O blessed Mary Magdalen, mold of penitents,
obtain for me the grace of perseverance
in the practices of self-denial according
to the spirit of my vows:
Pray to God for me that I may appear
before Jesus, Our Lord and Master,
at the moment of my death,
with my lamp filled with the oil of faith and hope,
and burning with the pure flame of charity,
and thus merit to be received with You
into His eternal kingdom.
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.