At the start of July we ask the blessings of good health,/ safety and well-being for all who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for Pope Francis/ who travels to Dublin for the World Meeting of Families in August./ We ask for a re-configured world order/ which would restore hope to those families throughout the world/ where life is un-imaginably difficult,/ where the burdens are very great./ We pray to the Lord.
The apostles experience terror in the Gospel today./ We pray for those who live in fear:/ fear for their children,/ health and financial fears,/ fear of enemies and persecutors,/ personal fears of failure and loss,/ life and death fears./ For gifts of courage and faith./ We pray to the Lord.
For the safety of travelers during the World Cup games in Russia./ And as scoring goals is the aim of soccer,/ may peace,/ justice and global compassion be the real goals we set out to achieve./ We pray to the Lord.
The apostles experience terror in the Gospel today./ We pray for those who live in fear:/ fear for their children,/ health and financial fears,/ fear of enemies and persecutors,/ personal fears of failure and loss,/ life and death fears./ For gifts of courage and faith./ We pray to the Lord.
For the safety of travelers during the World Cup games in Russia./ And as scoring goals is the aim of soccer,/ may peace,/ justice and global compassion be the real goals we set out to achieve./ We pray to the Lord.
As we have returned to the green of Ordinary Time,/ may we "green" in our capacity for self-knowledge/ and our continual need to learn how to live in God/ and to love others rightly./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for world leaders to be honorable and good people:/ civil,/ decent,/ intelligent,/ sincere./ And while serving the needs of all,/ may they have a particular commitment to the ones who are most easily ignored or forgotten./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for world leaders to be honorable and good people:/ civil,/ decent,/ intelligent,/ sincere./ And while serving the needs of all,/ may they have a particular commitment to the ones who are most easily ignored or forgotten./ We pray to the Lord.
