Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Intercessions ~ Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time


Hurricane Hunter Aircraft ~ Inside Dorian


This week,/ Pope Francis is traveling as an Apostle of Peace to the beautiful but troubled countries of Mozambique,/ Madagascar and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean./ May his visits bring about healing and a restoration of hope./ We pray to the Lord.

Last week/ in Odessa, Texas,/ a gunman took the lives of seven people and injured twenty-two,/ including a seventeen month old baby girl./ For our nation to learn the mind of God./ We pray to the Lord.

Hurricane Dorian has caused unthinkable destruction through the Bahamas and along the nation's eastern coastline./ We pray for those who are enduring great suffering./ For the many who help with rescue and recovery efforts./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for students,/ teachers and staff as school resumes./ For the safety and well-being of all this academic year./ May we be life-time learners,/ evolving humanly as God has intended./ We pray to the Lord.

May our President,/ the members of Congress and leaders in every place,/ be wise persons,/ skilled in uniting people where there's division,/ including and lifting up those left behind./ We pray to the Lord.

For the safety and health of our families/ and  families around the world,/ where there is weakness,/ sickness,/ disorder or fragmentation./ We pray to the Lord.

September 1st marked the start of the Second World War 80 years ago,/ which over six years claimed the lives of 56 million people./ May we learn to be instruments of peace./ We pray to the Lord.