Oh spirit of wisdom – we patiently await the rebirth of wonder that casts light into the shattered cities and villages of war torn countries, and in the hallowed halls of governmental authorities, and wherever people are without homes: those living in the wreckage of ruined cities, those who are outcasts of societies who disdain […]
I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. Prepare your hearts for his arrival, praying, “Fill the valleys, make low the hills; come, great Redeemer, come.” Merciful God, increase our love to overflowing. Make your Church pure […]
Love, from which all blessings flow, it is easy to be thankful when life is good and we have what we need. May we still give thanks when times are difficult, and may we dig deep to find the strength that comes from love. O come, o come, Emmanuel;Be our hope and our salvation. Love, […]
God, You are the Alpha and the Omega, we give thanks for your church and all who speak your Spirit. Let your priests be clothed with righteousness and let your faithful people sing with joy. As Christ loved us. We walk in love. God, You are the Alpha and the Omega, we give thanks for […]
Holy Spirit of Wisdom, we thank you for all beings who follow your teaching and guidance, nurturing humanity and all of creation. We thank you for the grace flowing from spiritual leaders, who, like our parish priests, Berto and Hugh, reach into the darkest corners of our troubled world. And we pray for clergy who […]
Do the impossible in us, again and again, O God.Empty us of the fears we grasp so tightly. Fill us instead with trustin your goodness. Do the impossible through us.Walk in Love:As Christ loved us.When we quiet ourselves and take in the beauty of creation andthe wonders around us, we are awed at what you […]
We Pray for the World and the Church Source of our meaning, on this day after All Souls Day, we are thankful for those who have gone before us, those loving persons we have looked up to as guides on our journeys through life and those we have walked alongside. May we give comfort to […]
We humbly bring our prayers before you and ask you to make ofus what you created us to be: faithful followers, vessels of your love.We praise you, and we bless you.O Lord, hear our prayer.We offer our prayers of gratitude for all you are and all you have done for us.Work through us, O God, […]
Holy Spirit of Wisdom: We thank you for all beings who follow your teaching and guidance, nurturing humanity and all of creation.We thank you for the grace flowing from spiritual leaders everywhere, who, like our parish priests, Berto and Hugh, reach into the darkest corners of our troubled world. Bless them and keep them strong.As […]
Lord, make us instruments of thy peace. As we cometogether as one body in Love, we do not pray for God to workmagic, but in praying we acknowledge that we and the world haveneeds. We pray, seeking to find the answers within. May we openour minds as we pray and be connected to every person […]