Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Intercessions ~ Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time



There are one hundred and thirty million girls in the world who are not in school./ They are lost in arranged child-marriages,/ working/ or living in the chaos of war./ We pray for them/ and for anyone who would obstruct their growth as full human persons./ We pray to the Lord.

Our country talks a great deal about money./ We pray for the world's children/ who need food,/ shelter,/ medicine and education./ And that we would not senselessly worship money./ We pray to the Lord.

In goodness,/ God calls us his own dear children./ As a new week begins,/ may we remain far from anything that would grieve or offend the truth of this relationship./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for the eight-hundred thousand people living in refugee camps in Bangladesh and Myanmar,/ many thousands of whom are children./ We ask a new heart for our world./ We pray to the lord.

May we remain awake and attentive this week,/ and eager to help any who are troubled,/ needy,/ weak or suffering./ We pray to the Lord.

The devil is busy these days:/ the prince of lies,/ sadness and bitter divisions./ We ask to be kept safe,/ trusting of God/ and clean of heart./ We pray to the Lord.

We place before God/ our families,/ friendships and all our relationships,/ and as God sees fit,/ we ask for the healing of wounds and growth in goodness./ We pray to the Lord.