Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Intercessions ~ Fourth Sunday in Lent




With Pope Francis,/ we pray for families to discover new ways of loving each other these days,/ and may we creatively care for those who feel abandoned./ We pray to the Lord.

During this time of global sickness,/ we pray for first-responders,/ doctors,/ nurses and those who work in labs./ For civil leaders to have clean hearts,/ concerned only with helping their people./ We pray to the Lord.

More than eight million children and young people are out of school around the world these days./ We pray for them,/ their teachers and parents./ We pray to the Lord. 

We pray for all who are living in anxiety and uncertainty./ For those who have been furloughed or laid off,/ whose financial problems are overwhelming,/ who are feeling desperate./ We pray to the Lord.

We pray for all who are away from their worship communities this weekend;/ may we remain strong in faith,/ hope and love./ May we remain God's grateful servants,/ taking nothing for granted./ We pray to the Lord.

For those who are sick,/ mindful that some are not tended to in their illness/ for the many who have died around the world these recent weeks,/ and for those who mourn them./ We pray to the Lord.