May is Mary's Month:/ Mary,/ the first disciple/ who carried Christ within her through the hill country to visit elder-relative, Elizabeth./ May we realize how truly we carry Christ within ourselves./ May we learn to see Christ in others./ We pray to the Lord.
Pope Francis visits Egypt this weekend./ May his words of reconciliation and justice be heard by all./ May even those who protest his visit/ come to embrace his invitation for a peaceful Middle East./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our country in its many internal problems and concerns:/ its infrastructure,/ health care,/ mental health,/ veteran and elder care,/ gun violence and drug addiction./ We ask for the help and healing we need./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our country in its many internal problems and concerns:/ its infrastructure,/ health care,/ mental health,/ veteran and elder care,/ gun violence and drug addiction./ We ask for the help and healing we need./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker./ We pray blessings for those whose work benefits us./ For the un-employed and under-employed./ For the disabled who cannot work./ For those whose work is dangerous,/ exhausting or un-just./ We pray to the Lord.
Bless the young children who receive their First Holy Communion in May./ May our hearts be as pure today as they were the day of our own First Communion./ We pray to the Lord.
Give strength and healing to our families./ Grant what is needed for their well-being,/ success and growth./ We pray for the sick/ and those who suffer chronic pain or depression./ We pray to the Lord.
