Oh Holy Wisdom, we celebrate the growing insights into our faith that are being nurtured and expanded by our beloved Berto and Hugh. We honor the sacred teachings hidden in the texts of ancient times and sing our praises to you . We thank you and pray for spiritual leaders everywhere in their efforts to […]
In thanksgiving for the peacemakers who toil in troubled lands, and in families of discontent, that the Prince of Peace may give them words of wisdom as they seek to encourage new means of communication and the mending of relationships; let us pray.Lord, hear our prayer. In thanksgiving for those who bring treasures to the […]
Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, we give thanks for your church and all faithful people. We ask that your church show the light of your countenance so that we may be inspired to do your will.Restore us, O God of hosts. Hear, O Shepherd of Israel, we give thanks for these United States and our […]
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 […]