Friday was the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi./ May we learn his spiritual way:/ Where there is hatred,/ let me sow love;/ where there is despair,/ let me sow hope;/ where there is sadness,/ let me sow joy./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for Pope Francis/ and all who participate in the month long Pan-Amazon Synod in Rome./ For the Church in every place,/ but especially where it is weak,/ threatened,/ or in need of reformation and healing./ We pray to the Lord.
With the new month of October,/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance,/ asking for good health,/ safety and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
These are sad days for our country,/ inviting us to pray./ And so we ask for that divine light,/ which can lead us through the deep darkness./ We pray to the Lord.
Monday is Child Health Day./ We pray for the world's children whose illness is untreated./ For the children who are weak from hunger,/ who are mentally unwell,/ or who are trapped in suffering and fear./ We pray to the Lord.
Autumn is here,/ the season of frost,/ seed and bud formation,/ ripening,/ light and temperature change./ May we experience a personal transformation,/ coming to live our own unique lives as truthfully and as beautifully as Christ lived his./ We pray to the Lord.
