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The Hippocratic Oath - 1995 Restatement 

     
 

Catholic Physicians' Daily Prayer 
     Lord Jesus Christ, help me to submit my mind and heart to you in all my actions, personal and professional, to bring Your Holy Spirit to all who are touched by my science and art, and to be available humbly to assist the Vicar of Christ, the Bishops, and the whole Christian community with the particular knowledge, skill and experience I have as a Christian physician.
     O Divine Physician, help me to uphold the principles of Catholic faith and morality in the science and practice of medicine, to communicate these principles to the medical profession and to society at large, to uphold Catholic hospitals in the application of Catholic moral principles, to work with my colleagues in charity, truth, and understanding, and to work to bring others to the apostolate.
     Mother of God, who at Cana occasioned the entry of your Divine Son upon His public life of compassion, mercy, and healing, intercede for us, asking especially for us the graces of humanity and of fidelity to your Son's Vicar on earth.  Amen.
   
  A Physician's Prayer
     Dear Lord, the Great Physician, I kneel before You. Since every good and perfect gift must come from You, I pray:
     Give skill to my hand, clear vision to my mind, kindness and sympathy to my heart. Give me singleness of purpose, strength to lift at least a part of the burden of my suffering fellowmen, and a true realization of the rare privilege that is mine. Take from my heart all guile and worldliness, that with the simple faith of a child I may rely on You.  Amen.
(Mother Teresa)
     
  Prayer to St. Luke 
     Most charming and saintly Physician, you were animated by the heavenly Spirit of love.  In faithfully detailing the humanity of Jesus, you also showed his divinity and his genuine compassion for all human beings.  Inspire our medical professionals with your professionalism and with the divine compassion for their patients. Enable them to cure the ills of both body and spirit that afflict so many in our day.  Amen.