October 2, 2017
Jesus, Lover of chastity,
Mary, Mother most pure,
and Joseph, chaste guardian of the Virgin,
to you I come at this hour,
begging you to plead with God for me.
I earnestly wish to be pure in thought,
word and deed in imitation of your own holy purity.
Obtain for me, then,
a deep sense of modesty
which will be reflected in my external conduct.
Heart of Jesus, Fount of all purity,
have mercy on us.
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.