Vice President/Spiritual Development: Evelyn Dunne: [email protected]
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2022
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LENT RESOURCES 2022
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Advent
Ladies, I invite you to take some time to read through the resources included in this email from Gladys Brown, our Provincial Spiritual Development Chair. The retreat planned for December 13th, will be given by Sandy Prather. Some of you will remember that she did a retreat for us a number of years ago. She is a wonderful speaker and retreat director and I do hope that MANY of you will join us on that day. As the retreat will take place virtually, I encourage you (especially if you are not comfortable with navigating Zoom) to get together with another of your sisters/daughters/friends etc. to participate in the experience. They synod that Pope Francis has invited us to take part in is to my knowledge, the first time in the history of our church, that ALL baptized people are invited to speak their voice, listen and participate. This retreat will be a wonderful way to better understand what the vision of Pope Francis is for us.
I am also including a link to a wonderful site with a HUGE variety of resources for Advent from the Ignatian Centre. https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/advent/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E-Magis+November%3A+Gratitude+and+Advent&utm_campaign=emagis-1121-6783&vgo_ee=FuZDydz2ex4F9NPXm9%2BYVRwUnRnlmwiuCIJkd9A7F3A%3D
Happy New Year my dead League Sisters,
Sr. Susan
I am also including a link to a wonderful site with a HUGE variety of resources for Advent from the Ignatian Centre. https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/advent/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=E-Magis+November%3A+Gratitude+and+Advent&utm_campaign=emagis-1121-6783&vgo_ee=FuZDydz2ex4F9NPXm9%2BYVRwUnRnlmwiuCIJkd9A7F3A%3D
Happy New Year my dead League Sisters,
Sr. Susan
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Sisters in the League:
Pope Francis’s opened a two-year synodical process entitled “For a Synod Church: Communion, Participation and Mission” on October 10, 2021. Attachment to this email is an article written by Christopher White, National Catholic Register (NCR), provides a background to the intent of the Synod and the second attachment is a perspective of the synod written by Hosffman Ospino, NCR entitiesd“A Closer Look at the Synodality and its Promise for a More Inclusive Church”. This article may provide a radical view of the intent of the Synod. I mean "radical" in the biblical sense which means to change at its roots, to create a fundamental shift. The Synod deserves our ongoing attention and prayers. Personally, I can't wait to hear what Archbishop Smith has planned to invite parishioners across our diocese to participate in the "listening" phase of the three-year process. Please pray any of your favourite prayers to the Holy Spirit to accompany all of us as we journey together in this process.
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
Pope Francis’s opened a two-year synodical process entitled “For a Synod Church: Communion, Participation and Mission” on October 10, 2021. Attachment to this email is an article written by Christopher White, National Catholic Register (NCR), provides a background to the intent of the Synod and the second attachment is a perspective of the synod written by Hosffman Ospino, NCR entitiesd“A Closer Look at the Synodality and its Promise for a More Inclusive Church”. This article may provide a radical view of the intent of the Synod. I mean "radical" in the biblical sense which means to change at its roots, to create a fundamental shift. The Synod deserves our ongoing attention and prayers. Personally, I can't wait to hear what Archbishop Smith has planned to invite parishioners across our diocese to participate in the "listening" phase of the three-year process. Please pray any of your favourite prayers to the Holy Spirit to accompany all of us as we journey together in this process.
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
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Ladies, it doesn't seem like a year has passed since you were invited to participate again in Pope Francis' plea to be part of the "Season of Creation". These resources were created by the Green Churches Network
The history of the Season of Creation reveals its true ecumenism. Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I proclaimed 1 September as a day of prayer for creation for the Orthodox in 1989. ... Pope Francis made the Roman Catholic Church's warm welcoming of the season official in 2019. You will notice that the resources are very much action based - ones in which your whole family can participate, whether it be the daily calendar or other activities included in the guide. In addition to these resources, I will be sending out on a weekly basis, prayer reflections for the Sundays during this sacred call to prayer. There are SO many videos that you and/or your family could watch that would help you learn more and celebrate this timely call by Pope Francis to change the way we live and unite ourselves with all God's creatures in the world which God pronounced as good and which Jesus came to bless and sanctify.
I have included the specific prayer for the first day - September 1st as well as a prayer reflection for this Sunday. More to come as the weeks go by and some special resources for the Feast of St. Francis!
God bless each of you as together, we work to restore God's great gift of Creation,
Sr. Susan
The world is green and beautiful and God has appointed you stewards over it.
Mohammed, the Prophet of Islam
(The Green Bible, page 83)
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
The history of the Season of Creation reveals its true ecumenism. Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I proclaimed 1 September as a day of prayer for creation for the Orthodox in 1989. ... Pope Francis made the Roman Catholic Church's warm welcoming of the season official in 2019. You will notice that the resources are very much action based - ones in which your whole family can participate, whether it be the daily calendar or other activities included in the guide. In addition to these resources, I will be sending out on a weekly basis, prayer reflections for the Sundays during this sacred call to prayer. There are SO many videos that you and/or your family could watch that would help you learn more and celebrate this timely call by Pope Francis to change the way we live and unite ourselves with all God's creatures in the world which God pronounced as good and which Jesus came to bless and sanctify.
I have included the specific prayer for the first day - September 1st as well as a prayer reflection for this Sunday. More to come as the weeks go by and some special resources for the Feast of St. Francis!
God bless each of you as together, we work to restore God's great gift of Creation,
Sr. Susan
The world is green and beautiful and God has appointed you stewards over it.
Mohammed, the Prophet of Islam
(The Green Bible, page 83)
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
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Palliative Care Diocesan Presentation May 1, 2021
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Thank you to the 93 members who attended the Palliative Care workshop on May 1, 2021. It was a great turnout.
Palliative Care Workshop
Mary Molloy, Sr. Susan Scott, Alex Schadenberg, Clover Oryschak
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WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Friday, March 5
Join your Diocesan CWL sisters for an hour of prayer to celebrate World Day of Prayer 2021
prepared by the Christian women of the Republic of Vanuatu, Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Due to COVID restrictions and people being unable to gather across the globe a "virtual" prayer service will be held and printed booklet are attached. Please circulate to your members to join this Diocesan Prayer Service by ZOOM. Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m. The registration link for this service is below.
Register in advance for this prayer service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdO2srDIoGNQkDy--0ewXTkPjYr9NHgmc
We look forward to having you join us - spread the word!
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst." Matthew 18: 20
Join your Diocesan CWL sisters for an hour of prayer to celebrate World Day of Prayer 2021
prepared by the Christian women of the Republic of Vanuatu, Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Due to COVID restrictions and people being unable to gather across the globe a "virtual" prayer service will be held and printed booklet are attached. Please circulate to your members to join this Diocesan Prayer Service by ZOOM. Friday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m. The registration link for this service is below.
Register in advance for this prayer service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdO2srDIoGNQkDy--0ewXTkPjYr9NHgmc
We look forward to having you join us - spread the word!
"Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in their midst." Matthew 18: 20
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Lenten Retreat
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Communique #4 January 1, 2021
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Diocesan Spiritual Development Communique November 2020
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MEMORIAL SERVICE November 18th 2020
Ladies, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who joined us for our first virtual Diocesan Memorial Service for Our Deceased Members on November 18th. It truly was a joy to see so many of you - not quite in the flesh, but your smiling faces were radiant! Some of you asked for the music to the opening hymn we sang and it is included below.
O Loving God - Memorial Service Hymn
It would be lovely to assume that we won't have to do this again, and God willing we won't, but in case we can't gather again, let us continue to remember and pray for our League sisters who have gone before us and who continue to support us with their prayers. A gentle reminder to parish council president elects/organization chairs to continue to notify national office if one of your council members dies. I am then notified by them via email and the name of our sister is added to the digital list of deceased members.
God bless each of you,
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
Below are some photos of the event.
Ladies, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who joined us for our first virtual Diocesan Memorial Service for Our Deceased Members on November 18th. It truly was a joy to see so many of you - not quite in the flesh, but your smiling faces were radiant! Some of you asked for the music to the opening hymn we sang and it is included below.
O Loving God - Memorial Service Hymn
It would be lovely to assume that we won't have to do this again, and God willing we won't, but in case we can't gather again, let us continue to remember and pray for our League sisters who have gone before us and who continue to support us with their prayers. A gentle reminder to parish council president elects/organization chairs to continue to notify national office if one of your council members dies. I am then notified by them via email and the name of our sister is added to the digital list of deceased members.
God bless each of you,
Sister Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Vice President/Spiritual Development Chair
Below are some photos of the event.
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NOVENA FOR PENTECOST WITH DAN SCHUTTE
Beginning tomorrow, National Catholic Reporter will host a Novena for Pentecost with composer Dan Schutte. The online novena takes participants from the Feast of the Ascension to Pentecost on May 31. Each novena day includes a video introduction, prayer, music and reflections.
Starting tomorrow, you can find the entries online at NCRonline.org/Pentecost.
You will receive daily emails with each new day of the novena. If at any time you no longer wish to receive these emails, click "Update Profile" in the footer of any email.
Beginning tomorrow, National Catholic Reporter will host a Novena for Pentecost with composer Dan Schutte. The online novena takes participants from the Feast of the Ascension to Pentecost on May 31. Each novena day includes a video introduction, prayer, music and reflections.
Starting tomorrow, you can find the entries online at NCRonline.org/Pentecost.
You will receive daily emails with each new day of the novena. If at any time you no longer wish to receive these emails, click "Update Profile" in the footer of any email.
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CWL Prayer for Renewal
God of new beginnings, ever faithful God, we thank You for your constant care for the women of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada. We have sought to serve You in faith by service to your people. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and with the help of Our Lady of Good Counsel, we continue to discern Your call to seek justice and build Your Kingdom on earth each day. We ask your guidance as we plan the evolution of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada. Grant us wisdom, the grace of discernment, and strength. May each of us open her heart and mind to Your will and welcome the new life You bring to the League. We ask this through Jesus, Your beloved Son and Our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. AMEN.
God of new beginnings, ever faithful God, we thank You for your constant care for the women of The Catholic Women’s League of Canada. We have sought to serve You in faith by service to your people. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and with the help of Our Lady of Good Counsel, we continue to discern Your call to seek justice and build Your Kingdom on earth each day. We ask your guidance as we plan the evolution of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada. Grant us wisdom, the grace of discernment, and strength. May each of us open her heart and mind to Your will and welcome the new life You bring to the League. We ask this through Jesus, Your beloved Son and Our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. AMEN.
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To: All Parish Council Presidents
Edmonton Diocesan Officers
Ladies, I include in this email some important resources to help you and the women of your council celebrate the upcoming season of Lent. The national theme for Development and Peace is virtually the same as our CWL national theme, making the resources even more meaningful this year. All the resources can be found on the D & P website. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or if you need any help downloading the resources. I am here for you!
May this most sacred time of year, fill your heart with great joy as you anticipate the wondrous feast of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ in whose footsteps we follow as we walk upon this earth with the same reverence and respect he had for his Father's gift of Creation.
Your League Sister,
Sr. Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Spiritual Development Chair
Edmonton Diocesan Officers
Ladies, I include in this email some important resources to help you and the women of your council celebrate the upcoming season of Lent. The national theme for Development and Peace is virtually the same as our CWL national theme, making the resources even more meaningful this year. All the resources can be found on the D & P website. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or if you need any help downloading the resources. I am here for you!
May this most sacred time of year, fill your heart with great joy as you anticipate the wondrous feast of the resurrection of Jesus the Christ in whose footsteps we follow as we walk upon this earth with the same reverence and respect he had for his Father's gift of Creation.
Your League Sister,
Sr. Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Spiritual Development Chair
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Links for Advent
Ladies, please accept these two links and the reflection below as possible resources for you personally and for your members to use during Advent as we celebrate another new church year! May 2020 bring each of you new life, joy and hope as we place our trust in God's Spirit moving in and among us,
Sr. Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Spiritual Development Chair
Loyola Press - a Jesuit Ministry https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/advent
Praying Advent https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Advent/
ADVENT: GESTATING HOPE INTO REALITYWhat is that promise? God has promised that history (our private histories, our communal history, and cosmic history) will one day come together in an ecstatic oneness, a heaven, a paradise, a community of life around Christ and in God within which there will be no tears and no death. This will not be a community of life focused on “food and drink” but one that takes it very breath from love, justice, peace, friendship, affection, and shared delight in a common spirit, the Holy Spirit.
And what power will bring this about? The power that God showed in the resurrection of Jesus, the power to bring a dead body back to life, to redeem what’s been lost, to write straight with crooked lines, and to bring people together, despite and beyond hatred, sin, selfishness, mistakes, tragedy, resistance, and death.
To live in hope is to live in the face of that promise, that power and in that light, to fundamentally shape both our memories and our future. As regards memory, to hope is to look back on our lives and see no need to count the losses, underline the hurts, play the victim, or stew in bitterness because all our wounds and losses can be redeemed as part of a greater promise. The same holds true for our future. All our plans and schemes must reflect the wider plan of God and we should be prepared to live in great patience as we wait for the finished symphony.
Jesus’ mother Mary is the pre-eminent figure of this. She shows us hope: Not only did she believe the promise, she became pregnant with it, gestated it, gave it her own flesh, went through the pains of childbirth to give it reality, and then nursed a fragile new life into a powerful adulthood that saved the world. In that, she needs imitation, not admiration.
Advent is the season for us to imitate Mary’s hope by, like her, gestating faith, God’s promise, into real flesh. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
Sr. Susan Scott
Edmonton Diocesan Spiritual Development Chair
Loyola Press - a Jesuit Ministry https://www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/advent
Praying Advent https://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Advent/
ADVENT: GESTATING HOPE INTO REALITYWhat is that promise? God has promised that history (our private histories, our communal history, and cosmic history) will one day come together in an ecstatic oneness, a heaven, a paradise, a community of life around Christ and in God within which there will be no tears and no death. This will not be a community of life focused on “food and drink” but one that takes it very breath from love, justice, peace, friendship, affection, and shared delight in a common spirit, the Holy Spirit.
And what power will bring this about? The power that God showed in the resurrection of Jesus, the power to bring a dead body back to life, to redeem what’s been lost, to write straight with crooked lines, and to bring people together, despite and beyond hatred, sin, selfishness, mistakes, tragedy, resistance, and death.
To live in hope is to live in the face of that promise, that power and in that light, to fundamentally shape both our memories and our future. As regards memory, to hope is to look back on our lives and see no need to count the losses, underline the hurts, play the victim, or stew in bitterness because all our wounds and losses can be redeemed as part of a greater promise. The same holds true for our future. All our plans and schemes must reflect the wider plan of God and we should be prepared to live in great patience as we wait for the finished symphony.
Jesus’ mother Mary is the pre-eminent figure of this. She shows us hope: Not only did she believe the promise, she became pregnant with it, gestated it, gave it her own flesh, went through the pains of childbirth to give it reality, and then nursed a fragile new life into a powerful adulthood that saved the world. In that, she needs imitation, not admiration.
Advent is the season for us to imitate Mary’s hope by, like her, gestating faith, God’s promise, into real flesh. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
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EDMONTON DIOCESAN CONVENTION 2019 ORAL REPORT
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Midwinter 2018 Report
Spiritual Development – Belinda Halbach
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Lectionary Readings for the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Weekday Lectionary Year A pg. 661 - 663)
First Reading: Isaiah 9. 2a - 4, 6 - 7 Responsorial Psalm # 104 Gospel Reading: John 2, 1 - 11
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Voices of Faith: Women must be at the heart of Church's life - Vatican Radio
International Women's Day 2017
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WUCWO Prayer for 2017: For Suffering Women
Lord, you call us to share your table and also your cross of anguish with our sisters who are suffering.
We pray for all who are being abused, violated, oppressed , and in situations that deprive them of their dignity.
We pray for mothers yearning for adequate, clean drinking water and proper sanitation, sufficient food and health care for their families. We pray for those struggling for survival, those broken and alienated, refugees and visible minorities experiencing repeated discrimination, bearing the brunt of indifference and oppression. We pray for the day when women who are equal in abnility have equal rights and can live in peace, joy and harmony. We ask all with the hope that only you can provide. Amen
We pray for all who are being abused, violated, oppressed , and in situations that deprive them of their dignity.
We pray for mothers yearning for adequate, clean drinking water and proper sanitation, sufficient food and health care for their families. We pray for those struggling for survival, those broken and alienated, refugees and visible minorities experiencing repeated discrimination, bearing the brunt of indifference and oppression. We pray for the day when women who are equal in abnility have equal rights and can live in peace, joy and harmony. We ask all with the hope that only you can provide. Amen
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Vatican Approves First-ever Women’s Association
(Vatican Radio) For the very first time, the Vatican has approved an association dedicated to its women employees. Donne in Vaticano (D.VA) or Women in the Vatican is open to lay and religious female employees and retirees of Vatican City State, the Holy See and its related institutions. Its establishment is unprecedented in the history of the small state. According to a press release issued by the Holy See Press office, the twelve founding members of the newly formed Association formally signed the Act of Constitution, approved by the competent authorities, on 1 September 2016 at Vatican City’s Governorate.
Its membership now open to the some 750 women employees of the Vatican and to the many in retirement, D.VA intends to create a network of friendship, exchange and solidarity for the personal and professional growth of its members. President Tracey McClure, a senior journalist at Vatican Radio, says the Association was founded upon the belief “that women are a rich resource to be valued in the workplace and in all areas of life and activity inside the Vatican. And, we are encouraged by Pope Francis who has been particularly sensitive to the voices of women in the Church.”
“Women account for about 19% of the Vatican’s workforce,” she adds, citing research by Gudrun Sailer, a colleague from Vatican Radio’s German Service and author of three books on women in the Vatican. “It’s an upward trend,” McClure continues. “According to Sailer, it seems the first woman to be hired in the Vatican arrived under the pontificate of Benedict XV, as a seamstress, in 1915. From 1929 the first women with academic qualifications were hired, in places like the Apostolic Library. In 1934, Pope Pius XI had the Vatican Museums hire the German Jewish archeologist Hermine Speier to protect her from Nazi Fascist persecution. More women began to arrive after the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) during the pontificate of Pope Paul VI (who had also nominated 23 female auditors to the Council). Today, more than 40% of the Holy See’s female employees have university degrees. “Many work in the various dicasteries of the Curia in a wide range of positions including journalists, lawyers, accountants, restorers, historians and archivists, just to name a few,” says McClure. And, she adds, “they represent a good part of the planet, coming from dozens of countries and speaking multiple languages.” Vatican City State may well be one of the few countries where men and women receive equal pay. Two women are currently under-secretaries of Vatican dicasteries but this could change after Pope Francis’ nomination of officials at the two recently-created large dicasteries (Laity, Family and Life and Promoting Integral Human Development) Since its 23 November launch, D.VA counts more than 53 members from 16 different Vatican offices.
Among its various activities, the Association intends to promote social, cultural, professional and spiritual events and projects. “D.VA also aims to reach out to women in less fortunate circumstances in the hope of relieving some of their suffering,” McClure says. “We also want to give more visibility to the initiatives and contributions of other Christian women.” “Many of our first members have expressed keen interest in starting up volunteer initiatives to give back to their communities and to offer assistance to the needy. It’s the kind of “revolution of tenderness” that Pope Francis has talked about. I know of colleagues who, on their own, have raised money and organized clothing drives for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and for orphaned children in Mozambique, Angola and Brazil; and others who have collected pharmaceutical products and essential foodstuffs for Venezuelans suffering from the economic crisis and shortages. D.VA can get the word out to a growing number of colleagues who could help.
“Although it’s just one-eighth of the size of New York’s Central Park, the Vatican has offices in different Rome locations,” McClure says. “That means, if you’re a Vatican employee, there are many offices in which you will never step foot, much less meet your colleagues there. Putting D.VA together over the past 4 years or so has introduced me to some highly intelligent, competent and creative women whose love for their jobs, their dedication to the Pope and their determination to help others – all the while balancing family and social commitments - one can’t help but admire. We must remember too, that many of us are foreigners in Italy and are therefore lacking the local family support mechanisms. D.VA can help here too. We’re talking about creating a ‘time bank’ cooperative in which colleagues can share expertise, experience and their connections in various areas to lend a hand to others.
“I think this is what all of our recent popes have been telling us; women make up half of our Church and our contribution in all areas of its life is important. As Pope Francis says, ‘The Church cannot be herself without the woman and her role,’ and D.VA just makes us a little more visible.” (from Vatican Radio)
“A Prayer for our Earth” from Laudato Si’:
All-powerful God, You are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.
Amen.
All-powerful God, You are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace.
Amen.
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