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| Winter Hellebore ~ Lenten Rose |
Grant that those who lead and govern in the church,/ in the nation,/ in business,/ education and around the world,/ may be peaceable people,/ of good heart and good sense./ May we not be discouraged by all that overwhelms us./ We pray to the Lord.
As Lent continues and Holy Week approaches,/ grant that as we proclaim Christ with our mouths/ we would never deny him by our thinking and our actions./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the many people we will encounter or work with this week:/ whose family life is troubled,/ who are sick or sad,/ who are full of anger,/ frustration or anxiety./ We pray for our families,/ colleagues and friends./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is the Feast of Saint Joseph,/ guardian and protector of Mary and the Infant Christ./ We pray for the nations which claim him as their patron:/ Austria,/ Belgium,/ Canada,/ China,/ Croatia,/ Indonesia,/ Mexico,/ Korea,/ Peru,/ the Philippines and Vietnam./ We pray to the Lord.
May Christianity/ and the world's many religions,/ help humanity to find its way off the road of hate./ Strengthen the reconcilers and healers;/ conversion for those who punish,/ threaten and bully others./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for those who have no home,/ no voice,/ no employment,/ no security,/ who feel no future for their children,/ who are exhausted with fear,/ who feel the pain of being marginalized and un-welcomed./ We pray to the Lord.
