Prayer for Our New Pope
Courtesy of Redemptorist Press
Lord of life, love and hope, we thank you for the election of our new Pope.
Watch over, protect and bless Pope Leo XIV
We pray that, led by the Holy Spirit, his faithful witness will be a beacon of hope in our fragile and often divided world.
May the joy of the Gospel inspire him with compassionate understanding so that, together, we can be peacemakers and life-givers.
May Pope Leo XIV be a good and courageous shepherd, concerned for “the least, the last and the lost” of “every tribe and tongue and people and nation”. Guide him to be a leader after your own heart, which is more loving than we can possibly imagine.
We ask you, Lord, to surround our new Pope with people of pastoral wisdom as he adjusts to his new role. Fill him with confidence in the power of prayer. Help us to help him.
Amen.