Prayer intentions - July 2019
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Universal
For politicians, scientists and economists to work together to protect the seas and oceans.
Prayer intentions - June 2019
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Intention for evangelization
For priests so that, with the sobriety and humility of their lives, they engage in active solidarity towards the poorest.
Prayer intentions - April 2019
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Universal intention
For doctors and humanitarian staff present in war zones, who risk their lives to save the lives of others.
INTENTION of the bishops
So that with his Word the Crucified-Resurrected One may ignite enthusiasm for the mission in hearts.
PRO CLERGY INTENTION
Heart of Jesus, pierced and returned to resurrected Life, fill the hearts of Your ministers with Your Grace, so that they may be effective instruments of hope and salvation.
INTENTION OF THE PIOUS UNION
«Prayer for the divorced»
You looked at man with the same gaze as God the Father.
Your entire Gospel is an act of profound respect for the human person: respect and forgiveness for the Samaritan woman, for Magdalene and for the public sinner. Even the adulteress was not condemned and you sent her with the invitation: "Never sin again." For the children who approached you, you said to the Apostles: "Let them come to me and try to be like them".
Matthew, the evangelist, you seduced him with your gaze and he left everything to follow you. You did not reproach the centurion, but praised his faith. To Peter you did not say: "You are a braggart", but: "Do you love me more than others?". You said to the thief: "Today you will be with me in Paradise!". For all those who condemned you you prayed: "Father forgive them, they do not know what they do!".
Lord, now that I have reminded you of what you have done, I present to you all the divorced people, the separated families, the children of parents who are no longer united. And for each of them I beg you. You know what they need.
Prayer to enhance daily life
Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer you through the immaculate heart of Mary,
your mother and that of the Church, in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice, prayers and actions,
the joys and sufferings of this day, in reparation for sins,
for the salvation of all men, in the grace of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of the divine Father.
In particular according to the Pope's intentions.
Prayer intentions - May 2019
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Intention for evangelization
So that, through the commitment of its members, the Church in Africa may be a ferment of unity among peoples, a sign of hope for this continent.
INTENTION of the bishops
For all mothers, so that like Mary, an exemplary disciple, they listen to and keep in their hearts all the words of the Son of God.
PRO CLERGY INTENTION
Heart of Jesus, and Immaculate Heart of Mary, fill the heart of every priest with Your Love, that he may become a channel of Grace for many.
INTENTION OF THE PIOUS UNION
«Prayer from prison»
Crucified Lord, look at us.
We are people like you. Condemned. On the gallows and behind the bars of shame. Even awaiting execution, by poison, by rope around the neck, by firing squad or electric chair. This is enough for you: like you, nailed to the cross. Unlike you, we are more often guilty, even if there is no shortage of innocent people among us.
Friend, if you knew the immense mystery of detention, where I am! If I saw and heard what I see within these dark walls. And I think bitterly of my loved ones. Who unjustly suffer because of me.
A convict in prison
«I know the devil that was inside me, I was linked to Evil. But since I met the Lord I have no longer committed an act of violence: in these 14 years of death row Jesus, with his forgiveness, has entered my heart! If you have to kill me, do it only for the brutality of my crime, because I have changed now... I love you, I hope that my death gives you peace, again I ask forgiveness from the families I have affected, now I go to meet Jesus, I am waiting for you all in Heaven, he has already prepared a place for me."
Prayer intentions - March 2019
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Intention for evangelization
For Christian communities, in particular those who are persecuted, so that they feel the closeness of Christ and so that their rights are recognized.
Intention of the bishops
For all fathers, because the life of Saint Joseph encourages them to be docile to the plans of God the Father.
Intention for the Clergy
Heart of Jesus, you were divinely formed in the womb of Mary: let Your ministers, through the intercession of Your Mother, learn from You what "Mercy and not sacrifices" means.
INTENTION OF THE PIOUS UNION
A father's prayer
How difficult is the prayer of the fathers! it is rare, poor... For fathers, a glance upwards, a held sigh, an accentuated wrinkle is often enough. But fathers also pray, ask, wait, and my prayer is above all for others: for the children, first of all, for the loved ones at home, for one's wife who is not just a mother.
To be the first to say what a father asks, Lord, I stand next to Giuseppe and take the measurements. I too, father, would like to learn to recognize the faint traces of angels; to believe the Word brought by the announcement; to hold it tight, just to obey.
Lord, even fathers know desolation, like Joseph, when he thought of sending Mary back and endured it, because he trusted her and you visited his sleep to bring him comfort.
Give me the faith of Joseph, Lord, and visit even my troubled sleep. It also brings me the courage not to fear life, but to welcome everything that comes from you.
Saint Joseph, stay close to me. And, with you, the Virgin Mother. Amen.
Prayer to enhance daily life
Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer you through the immaculate heart of Mary,
your mother and that of the Church, in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice,
the prayers and actions, the joys and sufferings of this day,
in reparation for sins, for the salvation of all men,
in the grace of the Holy Spirit, to the glory of the divine Father.
In particular according to the Pope's intentions.
