[NYer]

You called him to the holy call of your lordship:
may he be the steward of your divine mysteries,
a chosen priest and a trustworthy leader;
a teacher wise in all virtue for the sake of your flock;
a ministering priest, alert and dilligent,
to whom you entrusted the keys of the heavenly Kingdom,
that he may open the doors of repentance
to those who are brought back to you;
a praiseworthy priest,
who increases the evangelical talent
thirty-, sixty- and one-hundred-fold;
a chosen priest, who is concerned with keeping your divine precepts.
Sedro for the ordination liturgy - Maronite Catholic Tradition

May our Lord in His merciful wisdom guide you along this path and may our Blessed Mother shield and protect you with her mantle.

[franky]

Prayer for Priests
A Prayer for Priests of the Latin Rite

O Jesus, our great High Priest,
hear my humble prayers on behalf of your priests.

Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope, and a burning love which will ever increase in the course of their priestly life.

In their loneliness, comfort them.

In their sorrows, strengthen them.

In their frustrations, point out to them that it is through suffering that the soul is purified,
and show them that they are needed by the Church
they are needed by souls they are needed for the work of redemption. Amen.

O Loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests,
take to your heart your sons who are close to you
because of their priestly ordination and because for the power which they have received to carry on the work of Christ in a world which needs them so much.

Be their comfort, be their joy, be their strength,
and especially help them to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy. Amen.