While cases of Coronavirus and hospitalizations increase,/ we pray for the doctors,/ nurses,/ technicians and hospital staffs who care for the sick./ We pray as well for morgue attendants and those who bury the dead./ We pray to the Lord.
For Pope Francis/ as he has recently invited the world's parishes to move beyond the maintenance of outdated models/ and to adapt a new spirit of inner conversion,/ missionary zeal,/ welcome and genuine encounter with Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the millions of people who are suffering in the summer's heat,/ for those who must work outdoors in dangerous temperatures./ We ask for the gift of rain where it is needed./ We pray to the Lord.
During this time of great loss,/ more than 146,000 people have lost their lives to the coronavirus./ Many people mourn the loss of dear ones./ People are losing their jobs,/ losing health insurance,/ food security and even the ability to pay rent and mortgages./ May we go deep inside ourselves/ and find some place for hope and optimism./ We pray to the Lord.
Today is the Feast of Saints Joachim and Anna,/ the parents of the Virgin Mary./ We pray for those who are parents and grandparents,/ and for the world's children to be kept safe from neglect,/ the destruction of wars,/ trafficking,/ and the adult selfishness which is destroying the planet they ought to inherit in joy and security./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the world's leaders during this time of pandemic./ May they care more for their people than about winning elections,/ the approval of their base,/ or what the next news cycle will say about them./ May they be clean of heart;/ freed of vanity,/ insincerity and greed./ We pray to the Lord.
