At the start of November/ we pray for those who celebrate birthdays,/ anniversaries and other days of remembrance./ Bless them with good health,/ safety and peace./ Build them up in faith,/ hope and love./ We pray to the Lord.
While repeatedly calling for an end to wars and the sale of weapons,/ Pope Francis calls wars useless massacres./ This Thursday is Veterans Day./ We pray for veterans who are homeless,/ addicted,/ maimed,/ depressed,/ traumatized, / whose relationships are shredded./ Heal us, O Christ./ We pray to the Lord.
We believe that at every Mass/ the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ./ May we also believe our weary and ailing world is a sacred gift/ and that we have a duty to tend this gift together./ We pray to the Lord.
It is the seasonal time of darkness,/ hinting at the inner darkness of selfishness,/ anger and greed./ We ask for Christ's beatitude gifts of light,/ mercy,/ humility,/ justice and reconciliation./ We pray to the Lord.
We ask for God to form our communal Christian lives./ May we encourage one another and truly love one another./ May our prayer and worship be born of clean hearts,/ our disagreements be kept free of bitterness./ May joy increase./ We pray to the Lord.
God of comfort,/ strengthen and heal those who mourn the deaths of dear ones./ We give thanks for the holy people we have known over the years/ who have brought us to faith and wellness./ Build us up believing in the Resurrection of Christ/ and the new and whole life he offers./ We pray to the Lord.
