Father, your Son accepted our sufferings to teach us the virtue of patience in human illness. Hear the prayers we offer for our sick brother/sister. May all who suffer pain, illness, or disease know that they are joined to Christ in his suffering for the salvation of the world. Restore them to health, and lead them to glory, through Christ our Lord.
Mar 142009
Mar 142009
O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you.
Hide not your face from me in the day of my distress.
Incline your ear to me; in the day when I call, answer me speedily.
From Psalm 102
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is my life’s refuge;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
One thing I ask of the Lord;
This I seek:
To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.
For he will hide me in his abode
In the day of trouble;
He will conceal me in the shelter of his tent,
He will set me high upon a rock.
From Psalm 27
Mar 142009
Heavenly Father, you know the secrets of life and death. You know the sorrows of our hearts at this time. Give us your comfort and peace, and help us to trust you for the future; that we may face every new circumstance of life with courage, patience and hope, in the faith of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mar 142009
Father, you have given all peoples one common origin, and your will is to gather them as one family in yourself. Fill the hearts of all people with the fire of your love and the desire to ensure justice for all their brothers and sisters. By sharing the good things you gave us may we secure justice and equality for every human being, an end to all division, and a human society built on love and peace.
Mar 142009
God our father, you reveal that those who work for peace will be called your sons and daughters. Help us to work without ceasing for that justice which brings true and lasting peace. May those who are at peace with one another hold fast to the good will that unites them; may those who are enemies forget their hatred and be healed.
