O Glorious St. James,

you were our Lord’s cousin and

at the same time his friend and follower.

You wrote that every good and perfect gift

comes to us from God,

and that faith without work is useless.

You preached the divinity of Jesus

until your death as a martyr.

Obtain for us the great gift of a living faith in Jesus,

which will inspire us to serve God

and our fellow human beings

and enable us to reach our heavenly destiny.

Amen.