Prayer on the Feast of Saint Alexius

Saint Alexius, humble and faithful servant of God, today we remember you with love and a grateful heart. You renounced earthly riches to devote your entire life to Christ and to the service of those in need. We ask you to intercede for us before our heavenly Father.
 
Watch over and protect the communities of the Alexian Brothers throughout the world: in Ireland, Hungary, the Philippines, the United States, Germany, and Belgium. Send them new vocations so that their nearly eight-century-old mission may continue and bear fruit for the benefit of the sick, the elderly, the poor, and all those in need. Grant our sisters the gifts of wisdom, perseverance, and merciful love, so that they may follow Christ with joy and fidelity, that their lives may be a witness, and that the love of the Gospel may always shine forth in their service.

We ask that you remember all the benefactors and supporters of our order, the residents and staff of our institutions, as well as their family members and loved ones. Pour out God’s blessing upon them: grant them the grace of physical and spiritual health, hope, peace, and joy, so that they may experience the love of divine providence every day of their lives.
 
We give thanks that your example continues to call us today to give of ourselves to others and to serve our fellow human beings out of love. Accompany us with your intercession, that we may remain faithful to Christ and, walking the path of love, may one day reach our eternal home.

Amen.