O Lord, have mercy on all my friends and relatives, on all my benefactors, on all who pray for me, and on all who have asked me to pray for them. Give them a spirit of fruitful penance and make all Your virtues flower in them. Let them, O Lord, so live that they may be pleasing to You. Help them, and me, to prepare to celebrate the coming feasts with faith, making them not holidays but holy days – days that help me to deepen my relationship with You. I ask your help and offer praise to You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.