Our Heavenly Father,

We come to You with a grateful heart to thank You for the sacrificial service of the Alexian Brothers, which has been going on for 800 years. We ask that you bless them, those who work with them and the work they do for the needy around the world. We ask that the example and spirit of Saint Alexius may guide them every day to serve with humility and love among the suffering, the hungry and the lonely. Strengthen them in their challenges and grant that they may always remain faithful to their vocation to be proclaimers of Christ's love. We ask that your grace and wisdom may always accompany them, so that in the midst of the greatest difficulties they may be able to bring hope and joy to those they help. Fill their hearts with compassion and love so that they may touch the lives of many. Thank You for uniting them for a common purpose, and please bless all the Alexian Brothers and wherever they are, in Ireland, Hungary, the Philippines, America, Germany and Belgium, so that they may always serve Your glory. 

Amen.