Prayer to St. Francis Xavier

O God, Who didst vouchsafe, by the preaching and miracles of Saint Francis Xavier, to join unto Thy Church the nations of the Indies; grant, we beseech Thee, that we who reverence his glorious merits may also imitate his example, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Most loving and gracious God, by the merits and intercession of Thy faithful servant Saint Francis Xavier, grant us the grace to live in perfect obedience to Thy commands and in a constant desire to spread the knowledge of Thy truth. Amen.