October 30, 2018
Sanctify, O Lord,
our souls, minds, and bodies.
Touch our minds
and search out our consciences.
Cast out from us every evil thought,
every unseemly word,
every lie, every deceit,
every worldly temptation,
all greed, all wickedness,
all anger, and malice
that is alien to the will of your holiness.
Enable us to turn to You.
To call upon you
with a pure heart, a contrite soul,
a face unashamed, and with lips that are sanctified.
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.