Prayer to Saint John Mark

“O Apostle, Saint John Mark, who was chosen by our Lord Jesus to carry His Gospel to the ends of the earth and was filled with the Holy Spirit, you came to our land, built a church for the Lord in Byblos, and became a light to the world, a salt for the earth, and a good seed in the Kingdom of the Lord. After being a faithful guardian in His vineyard, gathering the crops and filling His barns, we ask you to intercede for us before our Lord Jesus, that He may grant us His life-giving Spirit, so that we may follow in your footsteps, carrying the Gospel to the world, teaching nations, and offering countries to the Kingdom of His love. We lift our praise and gratitude to the Holy Trinity: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.”