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Thursday, July 9, 2015

Intercessions ~ Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time




Tuesday is the Feast of St. Kateri Tekawitha/ the country's first Native American saint./ We pray for native peoples on every continent/ as they are often exploited and degraded,/ asking forgiveness for the national sins committed against them./ We pray to the Lord.

From South America/ Pope Francis has asked us to pray for the miracle which will heal and renew the world's families./ We pray for homes which have become sad and lonely/ dysfunctional and violent places./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for those who have been cast away in our culture,/ those who are left out and longing for love./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for the many people whose work benefits us./ For those who are out of work/ or whose work is dangerous,/ tedious/ or poorly compensated./ We pray to the Lord.

For summer travelers./ For those who suffer from the heat/ or who live where there is drought or destructive fires./ We pray to the Lord.

For those who are displaced,/ migrant or homeless./ For the world's children,/ the weak and the elderly who suffer./ We pray to the Lord.

We remember the sick/ especially those who receive no care or who have no visitor./ And for the dead to be received into the place of forgiveness,/ refreshment,/ light and peace./ We pray to the Lord.