Loving Father, as Jesus taught us to beg the Harvest Master to send laborers into His vineyard, so we now ask You to bless the Oblates of the Virgin Mary with new vocations. May Your Spirit draw men of integrity to love You intensely, and to serve You courageously in poverty, chastity, and obedience. Reveal Your mercy to them, and remove the distractions and fears that keep them from echoing Mary’s joyful Yes. Guide them in discerning the mission for which You created them, so that they will become wise and gentle shepherds of souls. We ask this through the intercession of Venerable Lanteri, and in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.