Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Intercessions ~ Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time




Pope Francis brings the Year of Mercy to a close next week./ We pray to be a Church that extends to the world/an experience of God's great kindness./ We pray to the Lord.

Election Day is passed./ Now we pray in the United States/ to create a land that pleases God,/ and that we would create that land together/ and for the good of all./ We pray to the Lord.

For the conversion of hearts to the things of peace./ For the little children of the world:/ that they would be fed,/ housed,/ clothed,/ protected and loved./ We pray to the Lord.

Give strength and healing to those who suffer addictions,/ where marriages are in trouble/ where refugees and exiles look for safety and security./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for those who live in pain and sickness./ For those whose minds are sick with negative or harmful thoughts./ And for the healing of those who are fearful or angry./ We pray to the Lord.

As nature shuts down in our hemisphere for its winter rest,/ we pray to enter our own inner room/ where we may know God in stillness./ And make us generous in helping those who suffer in the cold time./ We pray to the Lord.

Restore hope and joy to those who grieve over painful losses./ And to those who have died,/ give the delight of encountering Jesus in his welcome./ We pray to the Lord.