A Prayer for the new Bishop of Charlotte

Almighty Father,
Thine only-begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Good Shepherd,
took on our mortal flesh
to save us and to sanctify us,
and to gather us into Thy flock,
the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

Deign, O Lord, to hear our prayers and sanctify our new Bishop.
Fill him with fidelity, sanctity, zeal, wisdom, true charity, and apostolic fortitude.
Make him a friend of Tradition, and a champion of orthodoxy;
a man whose heart beats in union with the Most Sacred Heart of Thy Son,
that he may form the people of the Diocese of Charlotte
into a holy and faithful people, most pleasing to Thee.

In Thy great clemency,
and through the intercession
of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and the glorious St. Joseph,
be pleased to hear our petition
and bestow upon us the abundance of Thy love and kindness.
Amen.