July 9, 2023

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For Francis, our Pope, for _____, our Bishop. May their leadership move us into integrity of faith and action in our world. May they invite the weary to rest in love alone.

We pray to the Lord.

For the confusion within our hearts and the burdens upon our shoulders. May we rest in the heart of Christ and find our home in God’s mercy.

We pray to the Lord.

For our loved ones who live in the confusions and questions of ill health. May our panic be eased and our concerns find the heart of Christ. May our anxieties be quieted in Jesus’s presence with us.

We pray to the Lord.

For our children who have been abused. For our runaways and our youth who long for a secure home. For our little ones who have been scarred at an early age and who wait for a new day of freedom.

We pray to the Lord.

For people who live behind closed curtains and in the confines of a lack of mobility. May Christ carry our dreams into the promise of eternity.

We pray to the Lord.

For our children who live in the middle of split parenting. May their burdens of a lack of identity be housed in the heart of Jesus’s care and love for them.

We pray to the Lord.

For our world that is numb to hatred and violence across our globe. May our hearts be open to the voice of concern and love of people who carry the heaviest of burdens.

We pray to the Lord.

For people who have lost their taste and smell. May our physical senses be refreshed in the sweetness of the Eucharist. May our service provide genuine flavor and hope for the weary and the lost.  

We pray to the Lord.

For our loved ones who wait for Jesus to accept their last breath. May we grieve our relationships and find meaning in their stories of love. May grief lead us to wisdom.

We pray to the Lord.

For our friends and family members who have died. May our ties among people who have taught us love not be unraveled in death. May we be changed by loss and allow love to flourish for all eternity.

We pray to the Lord.