Offer prayer
Divine Heart of Jesus,
I offer you by means
of the Immaculate Heart
of Maria,
Mother of the Church,
in union with the Sacrifice
eucharistic,
prayers and actions,
the joys and sufferings
of this day:
in reparation for sins, for salvation
of all men,
in grace
of the Holy Spirit,
to the glory of the divine Father.
Amen.
July
General Intention
«So that everyone can have a job and do it in stable and safe conditions»
Missionary intention
«So that Christian volunteers, present in mission territories, know how to bear witness to the charity of Christ»
Intention of the Bishops
«Those who have public responsibilities should carry out their service by committing themselves to the pursuit of the common good»
August
General Intention
«So that prisoners are treated justly and their human dignity is respected»
Missionary intention
«So that young people, called to follow Christ, become available to proclaim and bear witness to the Gospel to the ends of the earth»
Intention of the Bishops
«The action of lay aggregations, groups and movements is evangelical ferment and incisive prophecy in the Church and in the civil community»
Intention of the Pious Union
«Prayer for the summer and holiday period»
Lord, while I thank you for the summer rest, I remember those who do not have it and would like it; but also of those who have a lot of it and don't know what to do with it. Sir, have you ever had holidays?
Put that way, I think not. You filled your "important" time with silence and conversations with the Father, but also with visits to friends, meetings with families, trips to each village. The time of rest is sacred, because it heals, teaches, prepares, makes wise, refines.
Lord, give silence and peace to my time of rest.
Dona finally meets without haste with the brothers I cross paths with. Push me to places where visits are rare and hasty: hospitals, hospices, houses crossed by pain. I will come out of this more at peace, and I already know why.
Lord, rest in prayer is not the emptiness of everything, but the fullness of You. it is a time for celebration, praise and gratitude. it is the eighth instant, like the one that followed the creation of everything. It is not absence, but presence. Of the world and creatures. Of myself, of the other, of You. So be it.