Prayer to SAN GABRIELE DELL'ADDOLORATA

O saint of the young and of those who seek God
in the sincerity of their heart, teach us
to put God first in our lives.
You who left the world, where you lived
A peaceful, serene and cheerful life,
attracted by a special vocation
to consecrated life, guide our young people to hear
the voice of God and to consecrate oneself
to him through radical choices of love.
You, who at the school of San Paolo della Croce,
you fed yourselves at the sources of crucified Love
teach us to love Jesus, who died and rose for us,
how you loved him with all your heart.
You, who chose the Virgin of Sorrows,
as a safe guide to Calvary,
teach us to accept the trials of life
with holy resignation to the will of God.
O Gabriel of the Virgin of Sorrows,
than on the Gran Sasso Island
faithful calls and pilgrims from all over the world,
bring to Christ the lost souls, disheartened and without God.
With your spiritual charm,
with your youthful and jovial holiness
target people who have already undertaken
the path of perfect charity
on the path of true union with God
and sincere love for every man in this world.
Amen.