At the start of November,/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance./ We pray for gifts of good health,/ safety and well-being./ We pray to the Lord.
One month after the signing of a Vatican-China accord,/ the shrines of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows and Our Lady of Bliss were destroyed in China./ We ask consolation for those who are saddened by such a loss/ and conversion of heart for those who are destroyers./ We pray to the Lord.
While Jews comprise two percent of the nation's population,/ anti-semitic crimes are most numerous and virulent./ We ask God's forgiveness for the many expressions of hate against other people,/ mindful of those who are sad,/ fearful and in mourning in Pittsburgh today./ We pray to the Lord.
Election day is Tuesday./ Grant the nation the gift of maturity as we exercise a great freedom./ Bless us with servant-leaders who are free of anger,/ hatred and fear,/ who have in mind and heart what is helpful and best for all,/ not some./ We pray to the Lord.
These are troubling times./ We pray for one another at Mass today,/ for our families and friends,/ and for ourselves./ Grant that we would not lose heart,/ not succumb to cynicism and bitterness,/ but remain strong in faith,/ hope and love./ We pray to the Lord.
For the sick,/ the children who suffer,/ the war torn,/ the broken-hearted,/ the fearful./ Might we find our way to a world renewed by justice;/ a world that is clean and healthy./ We pray to the Lord.
