Lord Jesus,
You have sent us to proclaim the Gospel to all nations,
and have promised to always remain with us.
Look upon this family gathered on the feast day
of St. Francis Xavier.
Pour out the abundance of Your Spirit
upon each one of our brothers and sisters
especially on those who are called to ponder
upon the journey made and to plan what has
still to be done, so that we may offer a more authentic
service to mission.
Grant that we may ever be faithful to the Gospel
and to answer the hopes that the world places
before Your church today.
Stay with us, Lord, when we gather around the table
of Your Bread and Your Word, and when we walk the paths
of the world side by side with our brothers and sisters.
Grant that we all find ourselves in heaven, our homeland,
after having been members of the same family on earth.
Amen.