Lent,/ the Church's Springtime/ begins this week./ We pray for some personal experience of inner warming,/ thawing,/ greening and growing,/ as God sees fit./ We pray to the Lord.
Standing with one another at Mass today,/ may we sense deeply our encounter with the Lord in the Word/ and the Bread and the Wine./ May we know this encounter to be personally relevant/ as a new week opens to us./ We pray to the Lord.
As he strives to keep hope alive/ and our eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus,/ we pray for Pope Francis to be kept in safety,/ strength and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
For the President of the United States,/ our Congress and those seeking public office this year./ May we re-discover the roots of our national identity,/ which is defined by inclusion./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask health and strength for the sick,/ mindful of those from among our families and friends./ For the children who are sick,/ and those who in their weakness have no friend or support./ We pray to the Lord.
Grant that we would be kept free of blind loyalties,/ may we remain stout-hearted,/ merciful,/ kind and joyful in these dark times./ We pray to the Lord.
Standing with one another at Mass today,/ may we sense deeply our encounter with the Lord in the Word/ and the Bread and the Wine./ May we know this encounter to be personally relevant/ as a new week opens to us./ We pray to the Lord.
As he strives to keep hope alive/ and our eyes fixed on the Lord Jesus,/ we pray for Pope Francis to be kept in safety,/ strength and peace./ We pray to the Lord.
For the President of the United States,/ our Congress and those seeking public office this year./ May we re-discover the roots of our national identity,/ which is defined by inclusion./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask health and strength for the sick,/ mindful of those from among our families and friends./ For the children who are sick,/ and those who in their weakness have no friend or support./ We pray to the Lord.
Grant that we would be kept free of blind loyalties,/ may we remain stout-hearted,/ merciful,/ kind and joyful in these dark times./ We pray to the Lord.
