We pray for the gift of rain where there is drought,/ where people, plants and animals are thirsty,/ where there are out-of-control consuming fires./ May we learn quickly how we are failing our planet./ We pray to the Lord.
While civilian aircraft are recently flying to the edge of the planet's atmosphere/ and even just over into outer space,/ may we realize that the only true "new frontier" is within ourselves,/ where we come to know what it means to be authentic human persons./ We pray to the Lord.
We pray for Baptized persons all around the world this Sunday morning,/ and for those who lead Christian communities./ May we be clean of heart/ and not fail Christ by prejudice,/ greed,/ arrogance or indifference./ We pray to the Lord.
As new cases of covid are increasing,/ may we learn to get out of our own way,/ to protect the health and well-being of others./ We pray for the health care providers who once again must battle to exhaustion this sickness./ We pray to the Lord.
Bless Francis,/ the Pope of Rome,/ who experiences assaults from every side./ May we be grateful for his ministry which seeks to unify a garrulous,/ contentious Church/ and a world often peopled with those who are looking for a fight./ We pray to the Lord.
While we pray for our own families,/ we pray as well for the larger human family which suffers./ For those who flee where there is war and horror,/ where society is collapsing,/ where the poor feel hopeless./ We pray for the world's children/ and those who are elderly,/ frail,/ forgotten or left behind./ We pray to the Lord.
