A great humanitarian crisis has been created in Northern Syria/ where thousands of people,/ including many children,/ have been displaced./ We pray for them,/ and for those agencies which are helping them to safety./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for children who are orphaned or abandoned./ For women who lack maternity health care./ For the poorest people,/ the marginalized,/ the elderly and the disabled./ May we not be indifferent./ We pray to the Lord.
May we not fall into the temptation of thinking we alone have the definitive answers./ May we stop thinking of others as outsiders./ Freed of bitterness,/ we ask for a new national-heart/ open to God's light./ We pray to the Lord.
For Pope Francis and the Church wherever it is found./ For those places where being a Christian is illegal or punishable./ May we be confident in the forgiveness of past sins,/ strengthened in goodness,/ healed of resentment./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States,/ our Congress,/ and those who govern at every level/ and in every place./ May they be found among the just and clean of heart./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask healing and courage for our families and friends./ At the altar/ we pray for those we know who are stressed,/ depressed,/ discouraged,/addicted/ or facing great challenges and obstacles./ We pray to the Lord.
