July 1, 2020
O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner
but rather that he be converted and live,
grant we ask you, through the intercession
of the Blessed Mary ever Virgin,
Saint Joseph, her spouse,
Blessed Junipero Serra, and all the saints,
an increase of laborers for your Church,
fellow laborers with Christ to spend
and consume themselves for souls
through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God forever and ever.
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.