A prayer for the conclave
“You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church.”
Jesus, with these words you chose your apostle
to guide the holy people of God
on their journey towards the Kingdom.
As we await the successor to Peter,
send forth your Holy Spirit upon our brother cardinals.
Give them wisdom and discernment,
ability to listen and docility, courage and humility.
As in the Upper Room, come yourself behind closed doors
to accompany our shepherds.
At this decisive hour for your Church,
may they search together with truth and openness of heart
for the one you have chosen to lead your people.
Lord Jesus, already prepare the heart of the next Bishop of Rome,
who will be shepherd of the whole Church.
Watch over him.
Grant him the gifts, charisms and fruits of the Spirit.
May he always be your bold witness,
eager to bring the Gospel to every person of goodwill.
May he be a pilgrim of hope,
inviting us to walk together and to build,
by our words and deeds,
a new world of justice, peace and fraternity..
Amen.
—via the Catholic Church of Quebec
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