March Collects

March Collects

3 Saint Katharine Drexel

God of Love,

you called Saint Katharine Drexel

to teach the message of the gospel

and bring the life of the Eucharist

to the Native American and African American peoples;

by her prayers and example,

enable us to work for justice

among the poor and the oppressed,

and keep us undivided in love

in the eucharistic community of your church.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

4 Saint Casimir

Almighty God, to serve you is to reign;

grant that, with the help of Saint Casimir’s intercession,

we may constantly serve you in holiness and justice

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

7 Perpetua and Felicity

O God, at the urging of whose love

the Martyrs Saints Felicity and Perpetua

defied their persecutors and overcame the torment of death,

grant, we ask, by their prayers, that we may ever grow in your love.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

8 John of God

O God, who filled Saint John of God

with a spirit of compassion,

grant, we pray,

that, giving ourselves to works of charity,

we may merit to be found among the elect in your kingdom.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.


9 Frances of Rome

O God, who have given us in Saint Frances of Rome

a singular model of both married and monastic life,

grant us perseverance in your service,

that in every circumstance of life we may see and follow you.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

17 Saint Patrick, Bishop

O God who chose the Bishop Saint Patrick

to preach your glory to the peoples of Ireland,

grant, through his merits and intercession,

that those who glory in the name of Christian

may never cease to proclaim your wondrous deeds to all.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

18 Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

O God, who through the Bishop Saint Cyril of Jerusalem

led your Church in a wonderful way

to a deeper sense of the mysteries of salvation,

grant us, through his intercession,

that we may so acknowledge your Son

as to have life ever more abundantly.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

19 Saint Joseph

Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that by Saint Joseph’s intercession

your Church may constantly watch over

the unfolding of the mysteries of human salvation.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

23 Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo

O God, who gave increase to your Church

through the apostolic labors and zeal for truth

of the Bishop Saint Turibius,

grant that the people consecrated to you

may always receive new growth in faith and holiness.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son,

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.

25 The Annunciation of the Lord

O God, who willed that your Word

should take on the reality of human flesh

in the womb of the Virgin Mary,

grant we pray,

that we who confess our Redeemer to be God and man,

may merit to become partakers even in his divine nature.

Who lives and reigns with you

In the unity of the Holy Spirit,

God, for ever and ever.



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