July 9, 2019
Father of light and wisdom,
we praise You for Your gifts:
for giving us the power to see,
and the ability to write and read
and to use the arts of printing.
Help us to use these crafts and skills
for Your greater honor and glory,
and for the salvation of all Your people.
Grant that all Your people
may grow in wisdom and grace,
and use their knowledge for the
betterment of those in need.
Father, we praise You through Jesus Christ Your Son
in the love of Your Holy Spirit,
now and always and forever.
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.