October 13, 2024

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

For Francis, our Pope, and ___, our bishop. May they speak aloud the questions of us. May they discover hope for our day and comfort for every community.

We pray to the Lord.

For those who carry the wounds of war. May scars of memory give way to a threshold of love. May the injured in body and spirit be lifted in grace and assured peace.

We pray to the Lord.

For the young who ask enormous questions. May we carry our questions in gentleness and learn to live out the answers with love and mercy.

We pray to the Lord.

For people faced with impossible burdens. May we learn to carry the cross of ill health, mental anguish, and homelessness with hope for our future. May we discover the possibility of God’s presence and concern.

We pray to the Lord.

For people who search for wisdom. May all facing difficult decisions, lonely times, fragile relationships find the deep and powerful love of God. May wisdom prevail in our longing.

We pray to the Lord.

For our children who teach us how to live. May we seek awe and innocence in our prayer and a deeper dependence on God. May we learn to listen with patience and integrity.

We pray to the Lord.

For people facing loss of jobs, homelands and resources because of natural disasters and tragedies. May we walk with others along paths of healing. May wisdom find a home in us.

We pray to the Lord.

For people who seek healing in their grief. May all who carry burdens of ill health be given new chances of hope, love and tenderness.

We pray to the Lord.

For our loved ones who have died. May we rejoice among those who now see Christ for all eternity.

We pray to the Lord.