"O Lord, Be always near me.

Rest Your Hand on my head,

but make me also hold my head under Your Hand. Take me
as I am, with my defects, with my sins, but transform me as
You will and as I also desire."
With these words your Servant Albino Luciani, Pope John
Paul I, prayed to you. His desire for holiness was heard: he
became your generous and faithful disciple, and You willed
that he be your Shepherd and Vicar for the universal Church.
He had the grace to be an exemplary communicator to give
us, in simplicity and joy, what is true, beautiful and good,
Make me aspire to what you desire, also in the particular
graces I ask for:
(in silence, tell to God the intentions you ask for)
Following the example of the Servant of God, make me
communicate intensely with you and with my neighbor to
receive and to give, with humility and simplicity, the light
and love that radiate from You. Amen.
Imprimatur: + Giuseppe Andrich, Bishop of Belluno-Feltre
"Sometimes one feels pleasure in doing evil, but the pleasure passes
immediately and the evil remains. Doing good takes effort; but the
effort passes immediately and the good remains; and with the good,
there remains the peace of conscience, the satisfaction of feeling
well and the pride of victory."