On the Feast of the Epiphany,/ we remain before the little house of Bethlehem,/ praying for the little house which is each of our homes,/ asking for them to be places where persons are built up by respect and mutual assistance./ We pray to the Lord.
The wise men of the Lord's Epiphany feast are symbolic of humankind — all are invited to Christ/ who is light./ May we understand this invitation more deeply/ for ourselves and our families,/ to become our most authentic selves before God and others./ We pray to the Lord.
Christmas and Epiphany are feasts of hospitality/ with the welcoming of shepherd-guests and the magi./ We pray for those who long to be welcomed and included./ May we be an open-hearted nation./ We pray to the Lord.
In this winter of sickness,/ we pray for the unemployed,/ the uninsured and those suffering insecurity./ For those who are on food lines/ or in mourning./ For health care providers who persevere through exhaustion./ We pray to the Lord.
At the start of the New Year, / we pray for those places around the world where there is war/ civil unrest,/ violence,/ terrorism and destruction./ The world asks for leaders of good faith,/ committed to the creation of peace/ and the well being of all./ We pray to the Lord.
As a new year begins/ we pray for those who sow despair,/ doubt and distrust,/ cynics who weaken hope./ In times of great loneliness and isolation,/ as God has taken on a human face in Christ,/ may we find the courage to be other-referred persons./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for the many who have died this past year,/ mindful that around the world/ nearly two million have died of Coronavirus./ We pray to the Lord.
