Grant to us, Lord, we pray,
the spirit to think and do always
those things that are right, that we,
who cannot exist without You, may by You,
be enabled to live according to your will;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit, one 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.