We pray for the thirteen Felician Sisters who died of the covid virus this month at their Detroit Motherhouse./ We pray for their religious family who are overwhelmed with sadness./ Grant peace and healing to all who mourn the loss of loved ones during these long months of sickness./ We pray to the Lord.
With grateful hearts,/ we pray for scientists,/ researchers,/ lab technicians,/ doctors,/ nurses and all who staff hospitals./ May they be kept safe and well in their important and helpful work./ We pray to the Lord.
At the start of August,/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance./ For our families and friends/ and for any who are suffering loneliness or stress these days./ We pray to the Lord.
Tuesday is the Feast of St. John Vianney,/ the patron saint of parish priests./ We ask for the renewal of priests,/ for priests who are troubled/ whose morale is low,/ who are sick,/ or whose inner life is un-evolved./ We pray to the Lord.
Thursday is the Feast of the Transfiguration:/ Jesus in a blaze of light,/ anticipating the Resurrection./ It is also the day of remembering the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima,/ and days later,/ the dropping of another weapon on Nagasaki,/ claiming the lies of upwards of 70,000 children alone./ We pray to know and embrace a new way of living peacefully on this earth./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the President of the United States,/ our Congress and all who are in positions of authority around the world/ May they elevate the people they serve,/ being freed themselves,/ of blaming,/ name-calling,/ lies,/ self aggrandizement,/ power-quest,/ material profit and vanity./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask blessings for those who humbly strive for self-awareness/ and do inner battle with hatred,/ racism,/ suspicion,/blaming,/ fear,/ meanness,/ bitterness and cynicism./ We pray to the Lord.
