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Gracious God And Father,
We
are your people embraced by your love.
We thank you for your presence
with us
throughout all time.
Create us anew through Jesus Christ
your Son,
Liberate us from all that keeps us from you.
Send your
Holy Spirit, enabling us to recreate
our world and restore justice.
Heal us from every form of sin and violence.
Transform us to live your
Word more profoundly.
Reconcile us so enemies become friends.
Awaken
us to the sacred; nurture our relationships.
Enliven our parishes;
reunite our families.
Fill us with joy to celebrate the fullness of
life.
Empower us to be a community of love growing
in your likeness
by the grace of Christ our Lord.
Amen
Renew Prayer To Mary
Mary, you are a woman wrapped in silence
and
yet the Word born of your yes continues
to bring life to all creation.
Mary, help us to say yes -- to be bearers of
good news to a world
waiting.
Mary, you are a virgin and a mother
empowered by the
Holy Spirit.
Help us to open ourselves to that same
life-bearing
Spirit.
Mary, help us to say our yes.
Mary, you are a gift of
Jesus to us, mother
of the church.
Look upon our world and our
lives.
Pray for us to your Son that we might
be renewed that we
might help renew
the face of the earth.
Mary, help us to say
yes.
Amen |
