December 21, 2023
O God, origin and dispenser of all wisdom,
You made the production of books
for the spiritual and general benefit of mankind
part of Your Divine Providence,
and inspired Your servant Peter Canisius
with an ardent desire for the collection of books in libraries
and their dissemination among Your people.
We pray that through his intercession
we devote ourselves to the apostolate of books.
Assist us in taking care of the publications large and small
which are given into our charge,
and grant that through our administration
they may find their way into the hands of people
who will benefit, spiritually from their reading.
Amen.