We pray for the poor country of Syria./ For its children,/ the elderly,/ the weak,/ the displaced./ For those who perpetrate great evil in the gassing and bombing of towns and cities,/ schools,/ homes,/ hospitals,/ churches and mosques./ We pray to the Lord.
As we pray for the child in the womb,/ we pray too for those already born,/ for the poorest,/ the destitute,/ the abandoned and rejected,/ the under-privileged,/ the vulnerable-infirm,/ the euthanized,/ the victims of human trafficking/ and the new forms of slavery./ We pray to the Lord.
Next Sunday is Earth Day./ May we learn to love and protect the gift of our planet-home./ That we would not be greedy or thoughtless consumers./ For the conversion of exploiters and destroyers./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for those who in the month of April celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance,/ asking for good health,/ safety and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
In the Springtime,/ as light and warmth increase in our hemisphere,/ we ask for hearts that are warmly disposed towards others./ May we hate no one,/ and grow in the ability to forgive and reconcile./ We pray to the Lord.
For the members of our families and for our friends./ We pray for those who are having a hard time of it,/ who might be depressed or not feeling well,/ who are weak or stressed with losses and challenges./ We pray to the Lord.
