At Sunday Mass we intercede for the countries where the persecution of Christians is most intense:/ North Korea,/ Afghanistan,/ Somalia,/ Sudan,/ Pakistan,/ Eritrea,/ Libya,/ Iraq,/ Yemen and Iran./ We pray to the Lord.
As we are in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:/ grant that the followers of Jesus would come to discover each other/ in the love we have for Jesus./ May we learn to put away suspicion and ignorance./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children./ We ask that every child conceived would be welcomed and loved./ And for those children who have been born/ to be recipients of justice and compassion./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families where there is danger,/ sickness,/ anger,/ emotional or spiritual problems./ In the cold time/ we pray for those who run shelters and kitchens./ For those in government to care about the problem of homelessness./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of Mother Marianne Cope/ the Franciscan Sister of Syracuse who worked in Hawaii/alongside Father Damian of Molokai./ We pray for those who suffer still from leprosy/ and every other life-threatening illness./ For all who work in health care around the world./ We pray to the Lord.
Preserve us from the loss of the Holy Spirit./ Save us from panic,/agitation of mind and heart,/ despair and predictions of doom./ Give us instead/ gifts of discernment,/ balance and inner peace./ We pray to the Lord.
As we are in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:/ grant that the followers of Jesus would come to discover each other/ in the love we have for Jesus./ May we learn to put away suspicion and ignorance./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is the Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children./ We ask that every child conceived would be welcomed and loved./ And for those children who have been born/ to be recipients of justice and compassion./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families where there is danger,/ sickness,/ anger,/ emotional or spiritual problems./ In the cold time/ we pray for those who run shelters and kitchens./ For those in government to care about the problem of homelessness./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of Mother Marianne Cope/ the Franciscan Sister of Syracuse who worked in Hawaii/alongside Father Damian of Molokai./ We pray for those who suffer still from leprosy/ and every other life-threatening illness./ For all who work in health care around the world./ We pray to the Lord.
Preserve us from the loss of the Holy Spirit./ Save us from panic,/agitation of mind and heart,/ despair and predictions of doom./ Give us instead/ gifts of discernment,/ balance and inner peace./ We pray to the Lord.
