Madison Vocations

Ordination Novena for Deacons Casey Cooney, Barry Meinholz, Luis Reyes, and Mark Wagner, Day 2: May our new priests pledge sincere filial obedience to our bishop and all his successors, and may our bishop be a true father to them as they undertake their priestly ministry.

Novena Prayer:

Lord Jesus, We thank You for the gift of the priesthood and for calling our brothers Casey, Barry, Luis, and Mark to serve the Diocese of Madison as Your priests. May the graces of their ordination conform them ever more closely to You as they seek to imitate You, the Good Shepherd. Give them a tender love for all whom they serve, fervor in celebrating the Sacraments, compassion for sinners, and a deep desire to lead all people to the Heart of the Father. Give them the strength to live up to the dignity of their high calling. May the example of their lives reveal the love and mercy of Your Heart and inspire others to give themselves more fully to You and to the service of Your Church. Amen.

Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...

This novena is also available online at madisondiocese.org/priestnovena!

(Good Shepherd window image from Holy Redeemer Church, Madison. Photo credit: Joe Ptak.)

On Friday, May 22, Bishop Hying will ordain our four transitional deacons--Deacons Casey Cooney, Barry Meinholz, Luis Reyes, and Mark Wagner--to the priesthood. Please join us in praying a novena for them in these final days before their ordination, from Wednesday, May 13 through Thursday, May 21! We will post each day's novena intention and prayers on this page at 5:00 am.

Let us thank God for blessing us with four new priests this year and pray for them as they prepare to begin their priestly ministry! Congratulations to Deacons Casey, Barry, Luis, and Mark!

(Good Shepherd window image from Holy Redeemer Church, Madison. Photo credit: Joe Ptak.)