Another Prayer Before the Holy Shroud

The Entombment ~ Garafalo ~ 1520

Another Prayer Before the Holy Shroud

I call upon Holy Joseph of Arimathea,

    who supplied the shroud for Jesus,

    to safeguard me in faith.

I call upon Holy Nicodemus,

   who unfolded the shroud for Jesus,

   to secure me in hope.

I call upon the Holy Apostle John, 

   who gripped the edge of the shroud, 

   to protect me this day.

I call upon the Holy Mother of God, 

   who kissed the shroud,

   to increase love within me.

I call upon the Holy Three Marys, 

   who placed flowers in the shroud,

   to keep us on our feet,
through the dark time.

I call upon and stand among,
the un-named witnesses
of Jesus' burial,
asking - may we lead God-formed lives.



Father Stephen P. Morris