PRAYER FOR FUTURE BISHOPS Almighty and Eternal God, Who willest that all men should come to salvation and to the knowledge of the truth, Thou Whose Spirit sanctifieth and governeth the whole Body of the Church, we humbly beseech Thee, through the intercession of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces, to provide for the needs of Thy Church by pouring out upon Thy elect the abundance of Thy grace. May there shine forth in them the steadfastness of faith, the purity of charity, and the sincerity of peace. May their speech and their preaching rest, not upon the persuasive language of human wisdom, but upon the Spirit and the power of God. Tireless in external labour, may they preserve within themselves the fervour of the Spirit; may they hate pride, may they love humility and truth, never betraying it under the pressure of praise or of fear. May they not make of darkness light, nor of light darkness; may they not call...
