Almighty and eternal God, those who take refuge in you will be glad and forever will shout for joy. Protect these soldiers as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm. May the power of your love enable them to return home in safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise you for your loving care. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

O holy Guardian Angel, my dear friend and solicitous guide on the dangerous way of life, to thee be heartfelt thanks for the numberless benefits which have been granted me through thy love and goodness and for the powerful help by which thou hast preserved me from so many dangers and temptations. I beg of thee, let me further experience thy love and thy care. Avert from me all danger, increase in me horror for sin and love for all that is good. Be a counselor and...

O Lord, I beseech Thee to grant me Thy Divine Light, that I may know the designs of Thy providence concerning me, and that, filled with a sincere desire for my soul�s salvation, I may say, with the young man in the Gospel: What must I do to be saved? All states of life are before me; but, still undecided what to do, I await Thy commands, I offer myself to Thee without restriction, without reserve, with a most perfect submission. Far be it from me, O Lord, to...

Reading 1: Ezekiel 3:1-4, Reading 1: Ezekiel 2:8-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:131, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:111, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:103, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:72, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:24, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 119:14, Gospel: Matthew 18:12-14, Gospel: Matthew 18:10, Gospel: Matthew 18:1-5

Reading 1: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112:5-9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 112:1-2, Gospel: John 12:24-26

Reading 1: 1 Kings 19:11-13, Reading 1: 1 Kings 19:9, Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 85:9-14, Gospel: Matthew 14:22-33, Reading 2: Romans 9:1-5