Pauca Verba is Latin for A Few Words.

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Intercessions ~ Easter Sunday




At Easter/ we pray for the health care providers and all who through stress and fatigue/ tend to the sick./ For those who quietly provide the many services needed for society to continue functioning./ We pray to the Lord.

We live in a throwaway culture./ During this epidemic/ we pray for those who are most vulnerable and more likely to be ignored or forgotten:/ the elderly and those who live in poverty./ We pray to the Lord.

At Easter,/ we pray for those who lead around the world and in the life of the Church./ In Christ's Risen Light,/ may lies,/ secrets,/ distraction/ and the love of money remain far from them./ We pray to the Lord.

At Easter,/ we pray for our families and friends,/ asking for health,/ safety and inner peace./ For those who are living apart from loved ones./ For those who are hospitalized or sick at home./ We pray to the Lord.

At Easter,/ as the world is on its knees,/ we pray boldly for an end of this virus,/for the healing of our planet,/ justice for the poor and the renewal of faith./ We pray to the Lord.

Pope Benedict has said,/ "The Christian is a heart that sees and is moved."/ May we learn this spiritual wisdom./ We pray to the Lord.

Lastly,/ we pray for all who have died since last Easter,/ mindful of the many thousands who have died from this Coronavirus epidemic./ We pray for mourners around the world./ We pray to the Lord.