Setting out into Advent once again,/ we ask that we might worship well this year,/ with full hearts,/ minds and voices./ We pray for those who live in places where there is no regular Sunday Eucharist,/ or where people are in trouble for attending Mass./ We pray to the Lord.
At the start of December,/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries,/ and other days of remembrance./ Comfort and strengthen the friendless./ We pray to the Lord.
Mindful that these are the days of deepest darkness in our hemisphere,/ we pray for those who live in interior darkness:/ who lie to protect power,/ who make and own dark money,/ who hate and hurt other people./ We pray to the Lord.
At the start of December,/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries,/ and other days of remembrance./ Comfort and strengthen the friendless./ We pray to the Lord.
Mindful that these are the days of deepest darkness in our hemisphere,/ we pray for those who live in interior darkness:/ who lie to protect power,/ who make and own dark money,/ who hate and hurt other people./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for those who suffer the most in our throw-away culture:/ the unborn baby,/ unwanted infants and children,/ the elderly poor,/ prisoners,/ migrants,/ refugees,/ addicts,/ the planet itself./ Our world needs to be trained in the things of the heart./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for family members and friends who are struggling with the darkness of depression and tiring anxiety./ For any who are unemployed,/ or living in a time of personal misfortune and frustration./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States/ and for leaders around the world;/ may they be peace-makers,/ decent and good,/ truth-telling people,/ who care for the ones who are most vulnerable./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for family members and friends who are struggling with the darkness of depression and tiring anxiety./ For any who are unemployed,/ or living in a time of personal misfortune and frustration./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States/ and for leaders around the world;/ may they be peace-makers,/ decent and good,/ truth-telling people,/ who care for the ones who are most vulnerable./ We pray to the Lord.
