Lord, we contemplate your newborn Church,
germinated in the silence and prayer of the Upper Room,
where the Apostles, with Mary the Mother of Jesus,
raised their voices in prayer to the Spirit.
Beg him to descend on all Communicators,
and as the days go by, grant that we too
may grow in wisdom, spiritual maturity,
prudence, sound judgment, virtue, grace and merit.
Fill our hearts with love and apostolic zeal.
The Spirit who presided over the Upper Room
at the foundation of the Church
was also present during the birth and growth of our communities.
Form our minds, inflame our hearts;
help us understand and communicate Gods saving Word
and all the innovations that he alone is able to bring into being.
Make us capable of fruitful vitality,
of becoming a new creation:
the communicators who write not on paper
but on the hearts of people,
dipping their pens into your Spirit,
so as to collaborate in renewing the world.
O divine Spirit, gift us with unity, living faith,
operative hope, boundless love and true holiness.
Work your wonders once again in each one of us
and in our communities,
and, in union with the Father,
transform us into the image of his Son, Jesus Christ.
(Adaptation of the thought of Bl. J. Alberione)
