In the Autumn change of seasons/ the trees drop a great number of leaves./ May we drop resentment and the divisive anger which is tearing our nation apart./ May God rain down justice upon the earth through our best efforts./ We pray to the Lord.
November 11 was originally called Armistice Day,/ marking the end of the First World War in Europe in 1918./ May we be enthusiastic for peace;/ learning,/ protecting and expanding peace in our own day./ We pray to the Lord.
November 11 was originally called Armistice Day,/ marking the end of the First World War in Europe in 1918./ May we be enthusiastic for peace;/ learning,/ protecting and expanding peace in our own day./ We pray to the Lord.
November 11 is also called Veteran's Day./ We pray for soldiers and sailors/ not only in our own country/ but those of every nation./ Grant consolation and strength to veterans who have been damaged physically and emotionally./ We pray to the Lord.
For the President of the United States and those who were elected to government this week./ May they be restorers of decency and hope./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini,/ the 19th century/ New York based,/ Saint of the immigrants./ May we learn the heart-depths of Jesus' command,/ to welcome the stranger./ We pray to the Lord.
We mark the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht,/ the days of German rampage which destroyed hundreds of Jewish synagogues,/ businesses and homes./ May Christians realize how incongruous it is for a follower of Jesus to hate Jews./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for ourselves,/ those who are around us at Mass today,/ our families and friends/ and all who ask for healing and the restoration of hope and joy./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini,/ the 19th century/ New York based,/ Saint of the immigrants./ May we learn the heart-depths of Jesus' command,/ to welcome the stranger./ We pray to the Lord.
We mark the 80th Anniversary of Kristallnacht,/ the days of German rampage which destroyed hundreds of Jewish synagogues,/ businesses and homes./ May Christians realize how incongruous it is for a follower of Jesus to hate Jews./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for ourselves,/ those who are around us at Mass today,/ our families and friends/ and all who ask for healing and the restoration of hope and joy./ We pray to the Lord.
*The little video above is of the stream here that runs through the woods down to the Delaware River. This was a windy morning when it seemed to rain leaves. Notice the horizontal of the stream and the vertical of the trees and leaf-fall.
