Late Summer ~ Early Autumn
Pope Francis assembles the Pan Amazon Synod in Rome this October/ and travels to Thailand and Japan in November./ We pray for his safety and endurance./ We pray to the Lord.
Autumn begins in our hemisphere./ And while a great tree can drop thousands of leaves,/ we ask to drop resentment/ and those anxieties which rob us of strength and creativity./ We pray to the Lord.
For the President of the United States,/ our Congress and those in positions of authority./ May they be un-corrupted people,/ of good conscience and good heart./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for persons who are angry,/ unbalanced,/ or menacing./ For those who have no help in their troubles and burdens./ We ask for the restoration of hope and joy/ where persons have become cynical or despairing./ We pray to the Lord.
Thursday is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons./ In a tense world,/ we pray boldly for the planet to be freed of those weapons which can deliver unthinkable destruction and death./ We pray to the Lord.
Finally,/ we pray for our families and friends,/ for their well-being,/ peace and security./ And for ourselves/ and those with us at Mass today,/ to have some fresh sense of God's presence,/ love and direction this week./ We pray to the Lord.
Thursday is the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons./ In a tense world,/ we pray boldly for the planet to be freed of those weapons which can deliver unthinkable destruction and death./ We pray to the Lord.
Finally,/ we pray for our families and friends,/ for their well-being,/ peace and security./ And for ourselves/ and those with us at Mass today,/ to have some fresh sense of God's presence,/ love and direction this week./ We pray to the Lord.
