O Christ, gentle Shepherd, as evening falls and silence gathers beneath Your watchful light, grant strength anew in the ministry entrusted to Your servant. In humility and hope, I lift before You the nameless multitude—the homeless who wander without rest, the hungry who thirst for daily bread, the marginalized whose dignity is denied, the addicted and afflicted longing for deliverance, and all whose spirits are broken by sorrow or despair.
Merciful Savior, encircle each one with Your compassio... moreO Christ, gentle Shepherd, as evening falls and silence gathers beneath Your watchful light, grant strength anew in the ministry entrusted to Your servant. In humility and hope, I lift before You the nameless multitude—the homeless who wander without rest, the hungry who thirst for daily bread, the marginalized whose dignity is denied, the addicted and afflicted longing for deliverance, and all whose spirits are broken by sorrow or despair.
Merciful Savior, encircle each one with Your compassion, sheltering them in Your love. Teach me a priest’s heart: open to suffering, steadfast in service, and courageous in witness to Your mercy. May Your peace descend on those persecuted for Your name, granting them courage and the gentle assurance of Your presence.
In the quiet of this compline hour, unite us all, broken yet beloved, within the healing shadow of Your Cross. Enable me to bear light in the night, to comfort the weary, and to embrace the outcast as vessels of Your grace.
Protect and strengthen all who labor for justice and hope. Let holy charity be my guide, so, upheld by Your Spirit, I may proclaim Your love to those most forgotten. Beneath Your wings, may we each find rest and renewal until the morning dawns in the fullness of Your peace.
Amen.
GC John Kelmy
KCP, Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
