Monthly Prayer Themes and Intentions

In Advent, may our heralding of the Prince of Peace,
echoing the words of John the Baptist,
open our hearts and our lives to receive with joy
the coming Lord who is Light, Hope and Peace for all peoples.

That as we receive in the Eucharist the Bread of Life,
who is our hope and our joy,
we may know the peace that He alone brings
and, becoming what we receive, share His joy with all people.

For the poor, the homeless and the marginalized in society that they may never be forgotten but be a constant reminder for us to live in our responsibility to care for the least.

For the incarcerated and their families and victims that they may find forgiveness, healing and trust in the mighty power of God in the journey of life.

For every believer and community of faith that a strong personal encounter with the risen Lord may be experienced and lived  as they witness the goodness of God.

For those who have been newly baptized into the faith that they may grow in wisdom and knowledge, bear the fruits of Spirit and lived as authentic witnesses of the peace and love of Jesus.

For every young man and woman of our time that they may come to know the love of Jesus early in their lives through the witness of their parents, family, and friends.

For a greater sense of awareness from men and women of their vocation as they respond to the call of the Good Shepherd in offering their lives for the people of God.

For all of us who partake into the Table of the Eucharist that we may appreciate the saving presence and power of Christ each time we come to celebrate and receive him through his most Precious Body and Blood.

For a rich and greater devotion to the Eucharist that as we celebrate the memorial of Christ passion, death and resurrection we may come to be his living witnesses to the world; Blessed, Broken and Shared.

For an appreciation of the lived experience of our elders,
turning to them for wisdom as we walk together the path
of listening and hearing one another.

That our grandparents, aware of our love for them,
may rejoice in the gift of their sons and daughters
and granddaughters and grandsons,
who turn to them for encouragement to pursue the highest good.

For our deacons, our priests and our bishops,
to be renewed daily in the loving embrace of God
who called some of them so them long ago, that, in spite,
of today’s challenges, they may each day commit in love
to follow wherever the Lord leads them.

That our diocesan and religious clergy
may know the gratitude of the People of God
for the authentic witness they give to the love of God
and God’s abiding presence in their lives and in the life of the Church.

That all people who share life on the earth,
as faithful stewards of its natural resources,
may realize that we are but caretakers of our common home,
God’s gift to us, until we hand it on to the next generation.

For a renewed appreciation of the necessity to renew, reuse
and recycle as a way to preserve the goodness and glory of our planet
so that future generations may inherit a hospitable home
and a thriving environment.

For the ability to open our lives to the Lord
in the same way that the Blessed Virgin Mary did,
even though we, like her, do not know what it is
that the Lord is calling us to be and do.

That Mary’s fiat may be in our hearts and on our lips,
and that as she received the Word of God in joy,
so may we also welcome Him, receive Him and bear Him to our world.

For our beloved dead and all who have gone before us in faith,
that, taken up into the love of the Risen Lord,
they may now share the eternal embrace of light, joy and peace.

That, alive in the eternal rest granted by the Lord,
all who have died may join the great cloud of witnesses
giving us who remain the faith and hope
that are borne by our belief in the Christ,
the firstborn from the dead.