God is perfect Relationship – Love that creates, that both gives and receives, that shares and binds in perfect harmony …. may the Church everywhere be a living Sacrament of this creative love and unity, that all people might know their true identity and destiny.
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God is perfect harmony at the heart of creation …. We pray for greater respect and reverence for Creation, that we will learn how to live in communion with the Earth, and harvest it’s resources without polluting and destroying God’s beautiful gift of Creation; we pray too for miracles of peace in our war-torn world, especially in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine, among the peoples of Myanmar, Cameroon, Mali and Congo
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God is the community of equality that empowers the poor …. as we prepare for our general Election, we pray for all who are denied the basic necessities of life and for all refugees and those seeking safe asylum among us, especially those threatened with transportation to Rwanda: may we safeguard their dignity, made in God’s Image and Likeness; for all political leaders that they will speak with honesty, serve not dominate, welcome not reject and always act with integrity.
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God is our Life-Giver … we pray for Oscar Baptised today, for our children preparing to celebrate their First Eucharist; we pray too for all our young people in this exam season: may they grow to love Christ more day by day and build with us a loving community of faith, service and witness
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God is Unity …. we pray for deeper bonds of friendship and unity between the Churches, in the service of the mission of the Gospel; may we also build together a greater ‘Fellowship of Believers’ as people of different world faiths seeking to build a multi-cultural society without discrimination of any kind
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God is the love that listens, heals and protects … for all medical and care staff and those researching vaccines and treatments for various serious illnesses and for all who work with the mentally ill …. we pray also for the sick and housebound, especially …
for all who have died recently, and those killed in the conflicts in Sudan, Gaza and Ukraine;
and for all whose anniversaries occurs at this time: …
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Mary, beloved of the Father, dwelling place of the Word made Flesh, overshadowed by the Spirit, pray with us for harmony among all peoples…
HAIL MARY…
Let us pray in silence for a moment.