Lector: Beloved Great Mystery who presides over the Universe: We bow before You, sensing your Presence in all that we do and are. Today is our Holy Sabbath–a day dedicated to you, and one in which we keep our awareness especially on you. May we learn to do so every day, may we avoid being […]
Abba, Father! You sent your son that the world might be saved. May his message of peace, love, and justice ring throughout the nations, healing the wounds of hate and greed. Help us set aside our selfish interests to love one another. Keep us steadfast in this faith and worship. Abba, Father! Whom shall you […]
Dear Mother, Father God, We come to you with our hearts open in prayer, gathered together as a community, and individually, as you know each one of us as your child. Lord lead us to abide in your love, and love one another as Jesus loves us. Lord, may we draw your love through us, […]
Lector: Father/Mother Lord, You could not be more clear about who you are than in your epistle from John: “God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.” If we are to find healing on earth, we must love. Let us love one another, for love comes […]
Lector: O Lord, our good shepherd, bless the leaders of your universal church, especially Greg, Hugh and Berto, that that they may inspire us to love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. Revive our souls and guide us along right pathways for your Name’s sake. O Lord, our good shepherd, may […]
Lector: My Lord, My love, my God—All nations bow before you, knowing you perhaps by other names. You are Almighty and Omnipresent and all loving. Help us dear Beloved Creator to understand your ways, and to grow in ful?lling the promise you have given us, that we might all be free from wrongdoing and come […]
Lector: Dear Lord, Creator of all heaven and earth, In this time we pray to you for peace and assurance. We pray with zeal for your guidance in decision making for our nation, be with the President, be with our representatives, that Your will shall be known. Lord, Hear our prayer. God is light and […]
Lector: Love divine, lift from us our attitudes and behaviors that separate us from you, our creator, and from our brothers and sisters here on earth. We know that only love can save us. May the glorious radiance of resurrection dispel the shadows of the world. Love divine, stir up our hearts, this, your earthly […]
Lector: O Lord, as we enter Holy Week, let us be inspired by our priests, Berto and Hugh, to be your servants. We give thanks to you LORD, for you are good; your mercy endures forever. O Lord, just as we hold your triumphant entry into Jerusalem and your crucifixion in tension, we hold the […]
Lector: Let us begin by giving thanks to you for our Bishop, Greg, for Berto and Hugh, our priests, and all ministers of your church, and all the faithful with whom we share this journey to You. We stand today with two great inspirations at our sides—St. Patrick whose respect for the old ways fostered […]