At Easter,/ we pray for Pope Francis/ and Christians around the world,/ asking for strength/ and a renewal of faith and joy./ We ask for an increase of love/ where hearts have grown callous./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the Jewish people who celebrate Passover./ For the conversion of those who carry the stain of anti-semitism/ or any hatred for others./ We pray to the Lord.
Greeting Jesus today in the fullness of his Easter life,/ we pray for our fragile planet,/ often abused by human greed and ignorance./ For our own conversion to the things of life and mercy./ We pray to the Lord.
At Easter,/ we pray for the raising up of the great Medieval Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris/ which burned this week./ We ask blessings for the many people who worked generously and long to put out the flames./ We pray to the Lord.
For those Christians who are unable to celebrate Easter publicly today,/ whose presence is threatened with punishment,/ menace or even death./ For Christians whose observance of Easter has become superficial or secularized./ We pray to the Lord.
We remember the sick,/ those in hospitals/ or who are pained/ or away from home./ For anyone living in depression,/ trouble,/ loneliness or deep loss./ We pray for the world's children./ We pray to the Lord.
For those who have died since last Easter,/ and for the consolation of mourners./ We pray to the Lord.
