Come, Jesus Master,
deign to accept the hospitality
we offer you in our heart.
We want to prepare for you
the comfort and reparation
that you found in Bethany,
with your two holy disciples,
Martha and Mary.
In the joy of welcoming you,
we pray that you may grant us
in our contemplative life
that intimacy that Mary enjoyed,
and the acceptance of our active life
in the spirit of the faithful
and hardworking Martha.
Cherish and sanctify our Congregation,
as you loved and sanctified
the family of Bethany.
In the friendly hospitality of that house
you spent your last days on earth,
preparing for us the gifts of the Eucharist,
of the priesthood, of your own life.
Jesus Master, Way and Truth and Life,
grant that we may correspond
to this great love
by sanctifying our apostolates:
Eucharistic service,
priestly service,
and liturgical service,
for the glory of God
and the salvation of humanity. Amen.