We join Pope Francis in prayer,/ asking that our families would be schools of true human growth./ May his visit to Africa this September be safe and fruitful./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is the Feast of St. Martha,/ who with her siblings,/ Mary and Lazarus,/ was a friend of Jesus./ We pray for the people God has given us as friends,/ especially those who are not well,/ or who are suffering and struggling in any way./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is the Feast of St. Martha,/ who with her siblings,/ Mary and Lazarus,/ was a friend of Jesus./ We pray for the people God has given us as friends,/ especially those who are not well,/ or who are suffering and struggling in any way./ We pray to the Lord.
The plural words: us, our and we/ appear eight times in the short prayer Jesus teaches us to pray/ as we stand before the Father./ May we learn well/ that Christianity is a religion of welcome,/ inclusion and belonging./ We pray to the Lord.
The prayer of Jesus also enjoins us to forgive others as we have been forgiven./ May we learn to pray for the well-being and salvation of all./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States to be a healer of wounds and divisions./ For our nation to model for the world a new protective regard for our planet-home./ We pray to the Lord.
May we never be begrudging in our giving,/ but always ready to give happily,/ to the poor,/ the aged,/ the needy,/ and especially the causes which serve children,/ We pray to the Lord.
The prayer of Jesus also enjoins us to forgive others as we have been forgiven./ May we learn to pray for the well-being and salvation of all./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States to be a healer of wounds and divisions./ For our nation to model for the world a new protective regard for our planet-home./ We pray to the Lord.
May we never be begrudging in our giving,/ but always ready to give happily,/ to the poor,/ the aged,/ the needy,/ and especially the causes which serve children,/ We pray to the Lord.
