Prayer for Sobriety through the Intercession of Saint John the Baptist

Saint John the Baptist, you who practiced abstinence throughout your whole life, help us to live to see the day in our homeland when alcohol is no longer a symbol of misfortune, worry and tragedy. Protect us from the sin of drunkenness. Be the inspiration and help of all who give up alcoholic drinks for the good of their loved ones and of the nation. Patron of those who abstain from alcohol, awaken in the hearts of my fellow countrymen the desire to live without alcohol, so that through their abstinence we may attain the sobriety of the whole nation.