Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Intercessions ~ Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time




May we always remember/ that while we walk in God's sight/ God is  observing us not in suspicion but in love./ We pray to the Lord.

We make the bold prayer/ that no child in this world would be without a smile./ We pray for families which are stressed or fractured by addictions and violence./ We pray to the Lord.

In the autumn time/ as the trees drops many thousands of leaves,/ we pray to drop hatred and anxiety/ or whatever keeps us from Christ's idea of a truly human heart./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for those who are often treated as an inconvenience:/ the weak,/ the unborn,/ the afflicted,/ the dying and those with disabilities./ We pray to the Lord.

In a difficult election time we pray for our country,/ and for all the nations of the world,/ mindful of those places where there is trouble and sadness./ For the conversion of those who do evil things./ We pray to the Lord.

Grant healing,/ consolation and care to the sick,/ the injured and wounded./ Grant peace to those in every place who are mourning or lonely,/ blessings for those who are companions to sufferers./ We pray to the Lord.

For all who have died,/ those known and unknown to us,/ to encounter Christ in his great mercy./ And grant everything we need for salvation in this life/ and in the life to come./ We pray to the Lord.