The third full week in April is observed as Medical Laboratory Professionals Week.
Great and merciful Father, full of compassion,
you have created each of us in your image.
Today we pray that you will come to the aid of all laboratory staff
as they seek to preserve the lives and dignity of those entrusted to our care.
By calling them to the vocation of laboratory medicine,
you have given them the privilege and responsibility of being
a constant source of information and guidance for medical decisions made daily.
Through your divine wisdom, increase their knowledge and hone their abilities
as they search for the underlying causes of illness and disease.
Through your undying love, Father,
permit all of us to care for the sick in unison with other medical disciplines,
so that together we may relieve suffering and offer hope to patients and families alike.
We ask this in the name of the eternal physician, your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.