Early in August,/ we ask the blessings of good health,/ safety and peace,/ for all who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance./ We pray to the Lord.
For our President and Congress,/ may they be persons of wisdom and grace./ May they exercise their responsibilities well/ to serve all the people of the nation./ May they promote the freedom and dignity of each person./ We pray to the Lord.
In last week's El Paso shooting,/ Andre and Jordan Anchondo were killed by gunfire/ while using their bodies to protect their two month old son, Paul./ We pray for the dead and the injured,/ for rescuers and law enforcement./ For all who are sorrowing./ We pray to the Lord.
May we be freed of slander,/ blaming and stereotyping./ This week,/ in some fresh way,/ may we discover Jesus,/ and God's Kingdom-Rule,/ as the treasure of our lives./ We pray to the Lord.
There is a great goodness to be discovered in our country,/ but also a dark under-world of hatred/ for those whose color,/ ethnicity,/ religion or orientation/ varies from the required standards of some./ May we come to see each person as God's child/ and thereby realize the nation's goal of a more perfect union./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families,/ friends,/ co-workers/ and those around us at Mass today./ For the safety of travelers,/ for those who are away from loved ones./ For anyone who is out of work/ or who is over-worked./ We pray to the Lord.
In last week's El Paso shooting,/ Andre and Jordan Anchondo were killed by gunfire/ while using their bodies to protect their two month old son, Paul./ We pray for the dead and the injured,/ for rescuers and law enforcement./ For all who are sorrowing./ We pray to the Lord.
May we be freed of slander,/ blaming and stereotyping./ This week,/ in some fresh way,/ may we discover Jesus,/ and God's Kingdom-Rule,/ as the treasure of our lives./ We pray to the Lord.
There is a great goodness to be discovered in our country,/ but also a dark under-world of hatred/ for those whose color,/ ethnicity,/ religion or orientation/ varies from the required standards of some./ May we come to see each person as God's child/ and thereby realize the nation's goal of a more perfect union./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for our families,/ friends,/ co-workers/ and those around us at Mass today./ For the safety of travelers,/ for those who are away from loved ones./ For anyone who is out of work/ or who is over-worked./ We pray to the Lord.
