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Thursday, October 17, 2019

Intercessions ~ Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time




Following Turkey's recent invasion of Syria,/ at least 160,000 persons have been displaced./ Many are young families with children./ We pray for them,/ asking for sanity and decency./ We pray to the Lord.

For Pope Francis during the Pan Amazon Synod in Rome,/ hoping to give the Church an indigenous face,/ hoping to turn the world's attention to the exploited plight of the Amazon region./ We ask blessings for the pope in his ministry./ We pray to the Lord.

In the face of the world's tragedy,/ we pray boldly for the Lord Jesus to lead us through the dark moments/ into something bright and unexpected./ We pray to the Lord.

In his letter today,/ St. Paul asks that we be people of God,/ equipped for good works./ We ask to be strengthened in our efforts to care for each other,/ and those beyond our immediate contacts and concerns./ We pray to the Lord.

For people around the world who are sick,/ fearful,/ without resources or strength,/ uneducated,/ unfed,/ desperate or in flight./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for world leaders to be wise,/ optimistic peacemakers,/ inspirers of goodness,/ who genuinely and selflessly care for their people./ We pray to the Lord.