Feast: December 26th.
Prayer to St. Stephen the Protomartyr
O Great St. Stephen, the scriptures tell us that your face was like an angel’s as you witnessed to the truth of Christ.
Please ask the Most Holy Trinity to fill my soul and the souls of all my brothers and sisters throughout the world with a deep hunger for the truth that comes from the Heart of Jesus, and also with the loving courage to embrace and profess the truth even amid difficulties, confusion, and persecution.
May the serenity and peace which were yours at the hour of your stoning be ours as well as we wait in hope for the coming of the Lord Jesus who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
ST STEPHEN
St. Stephen one of the seven first deacons of the Church was the first or “proto” martyr to the faith in the New Testament Church. His valiant proclamation of the Lordship of Jesus won him the crown of martyrdom, as narrated by St. Luke in the Acts of the Apostles. In fact his very name “stephanos” in Greek means “crown.” His feast in the Roman rite is December 26th.
Please pray for Randy and I to be married to each other and for God to give Randy the courage, boldness and strength to step up and in the promises he made to take my hand in our marriage to each other and working together side by side serving our Lord
AMEN