In November We Remember Those Who Have Gone Before Us

Here is a beautiful rendition of Heaven, Home I Come,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdXsjTUmeh0 during November we remember those who have shown us the Light of Christ by their lives and now they are in the “land of the living,” May their souls and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace.  Amen.

 

We take time to Recognizing God in our Lives, by Reflecting on the prayer that Jesus gave us the Our Father

 

1.    “Our Father … hallowed be Your name ….” - We are called to recognize the holiness of God, we are called to put God first in our thoughts, our heart and our actions.

2.    “Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done ….” – We are called to recognize God’s way and God’s Will, what God wants, and then do it.

3.    “Give us this day our daily bread ….” – We are called to be nourished on the Source & Summit of Christian life – the Eucharist a gift both finite and infinite.

 

Fr. Gerhard Lohfink offers these “… five observations about the Our Father”

• 1. the Our Father is pure petition

• 2. it is very short

• 3. it gets right to the point

• 4. God’s interest comes first

• 5. God acts through people

 

Today, pray the Our Father in light of these reflections and thoughts.

 

May God Be Praised!

 

A Prayer for Our Nation

Loving God give us the grace to serve those who are shunned or eschewed; guide our civic leaders; bless our nation; and bestow Your wisdom upon our elected officials and anoint them with the desire to foster the common good.  Amen.  [Dcn. George Kelly]

 

 

COVID 19 Pandemic Prayer

 

Hear my cry!  “Lord, listen to my prayer: turn your ear to my appeal.”  You are my refuge and my hope, I turn to you during this COVID 19 Pandemic and plead for Your intercession.  In Your mercy and Your compassion “… grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick ….”

[Psalm 143 and Collect from Mass Time in Pandemic]

 

Provide strength to the first responders, compassion to the medical personnel, and wisdom to government leaders.  End this coronavirus scourge.  Send Your light to me as I wander in the darkness of this pandemic and give me hope in Your eternal love today and every day.  Amen.  [Dcn. George Kelly]