St. John of Ávila
Apostle of Andalusia
Grant that in our day too, the Church may grow in holiness through the exemplary zeal of your ministers.
Feast
Saint John of Avila, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Lord our God,
who in Saint John of Avila gave the clergy and your people
an exemplary teacher by the holiness of his life and his apostolic zeal,
grant that in our day too,
the Church may grow in holiness through the exemplary zeal of your ministers.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.