Forest fires raging in Siberia,/ Sardinia,/ Turkey,/ Greece and the United States are depleting incomprehensible amounts of water and oxygen/ claiming human lives,/ destroying buildings/ and causing the extinctions of thousands of plant,/ animal and insect species./ May we learn to love our planet./ We pray to the Lord.
Pope Francis teaches that God's style has three aspects:/ closeness,/ compassion and tenderness./ May Christian congregations be places of hospitality for those who are accustomed to rejection./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask for world leaders who respond to the needs of their people — honest,/ self-forgetting and perseverant in seeking what promotes the well-being of others/ May they pander to no one./ We pray to the Lord.
In these days of covid increase,/ comfort the sick,/ sustain those who rally to heal them,/ bless those who are careless or even hostile in their resistance to help./ We pray to the Lord.
While there is more than enough food on this planet for everyone to be fed,/ forgive the sins of waste/ and corruption/ which leaves so many hungry/ even to death./ Change hearts./ We pray to the Lord.
Bless travelers and vacationers with safety,/ our families and friends with health and strength where they struggle with problems and challenges./ We pray to the Lord.
