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Wednesday January 25th, 2006 - Prayer of the Week on the Sanctity of Life Sunday
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy
O Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, Who are in the bosom of the
Father, True God, source of life and immortality, Light of Light, Who came into the world
to enlighten it: You were pleased to be conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary for the
salvation of our souls by the power of Your All-Holy Spirit. O Master, Who came that we
might have life more abundantly, we ask You to enlighten the minds and hearts of those
blinded to the truth that life begins at conception and that the unborn in the womb are
already adorned with Your image and likeness; enable us to guard, cherish, and protect
the lives of all those who are unable to care for themselves. For You are the Giver of
Life, bringing each person from non-being into being, sealing each person with divine
and infinite love. Be merciful, O Lord, to those who, through ignorance or willfulness,
affront Your divine goodness and providence through the evil act of abortion. May they,
and all of us, come to the life of Your Truth and glorify You, the Giver of Life,
together with Your Father, and Your All-Holy and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and
unto ages of ages. Amen.
Wednesday January 11th, 2006 - Prayer of the Week on the Baptism of Christ
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy
You were baptized O Lord in the waters of the Jordan to purified
Your creation. You gave us Holy Baptism so we could be saved. Cover us with the shelter
of Your wings and help us take up the cross and follow You. We do not want to lose our
faith and be turned over to Satan. May we live our life under Your grace by overcoming
temptation and enduring to the end. We pray in the name of the Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. Amen
Wednesday January 4th, 2006 - Prayer of the Week on the feast of St. Basil
Let us pray to the Lord. Lord have mercy
Remember this country and all civil authorities. Grant them a secure
and lasting peace. Protect in Your goodness those who are good, and in Your kindness
make good those who are evil. Remember, O Lord, the people here present, and also those
who are absent for honorable reasons. Have mercy on them and on us according to the
multitude of Your mercies. Fill their treasuries with every good thing. Preserve their
marriages in peace and harmony. Nurture the infants. Guide the young. Support the
aged. Reunite the separated. Travel with those who travel. Defend the widows; protect
the orphans; deliver the captives; heal the sick. Watch over us in Your kindness, O
Lord. Manifest Yourself to us through Your rich compassion. Grace us with temperate
and healthful weather. Send gentle showers upon the earth so that it may bear fruit.
Bless the crown of the year with Your goodness. Grant us Your peace and Your love, O
Lord our God, for You have given all things to us. For unto you we give glory honor and
worship Father, Son and Holy Spirit Amen.
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