November 2024

Jesus, Lord, thank you for being present where two or three are gathered in your Name.
Teach us to live in the unity of your Spirit so that we can work to build a world of peace.
Lord, give us roots to remind us of where we come from,
so that we can draw on our deepest strength and hold on in the storm…
Lord, give us a trunk so that we can soar towards the light, standing tall and reaching out towards you,
to carry the sap, to transmit life…
Lord, give us branches to offer shelter, to support with love, to carry far and wide
and sow to the four winds in a united hope…
Lord, give us fruit to give you glory, to nourish others,
to offer the joy and taste of your love in unshakeable faith…

Lord, we have endangered your creation.
Infuse in us, day after day, the grace of your Spirit
to have the courage to repair and care for what is damaged;
to have the courage to resist everything that violates animals and plants;
to have the courage to work for a city where we are all one.
Make us friends of the earth, allies of your creation, now, tomorrow, always.

Praise be to you Lord our God, for the mountains and all the hills,
to see your heaven, the work of your fingers, what is man that you have given into his hands
your creation, planet earth, our common home…
Praised be you through Jesus Christ, He has reconciled the world with your Fatherly heart
and he attracts all those who put their trust in him.
Praise be to you through the Spirit of his Passover. We walk in faith to move from the predation of the living to the
to repairing its integrity.
Praise be to you for humanity, at once one and many, and too often disfigured by the blind violence
of war, when it was created capable of offering an open hand, the provider of peace…

God our Father,
with Jesus in our midst, the leaven of communion,
we want to hold together: thanksgiving and intercession,
praise and solidarity,
joy and compassion.
We want to stand on the rampart of Hope
watching for your Day: the Day of great Shalom for all peoples.

Jesus, Lord, you gave your life so that ours might be possible.
So that the Gospel may become the leaven of a new humanity,
strengthen us in the hope of a world to be built with you.
Those who are not against you are with you: help us to see the good
that is accomplished in silence and selflessness,
all the initiatives that prevent us from giving up
and keep our hope alive for the world to come.
Bless all human solidarity,
bring fruit to the actions of so many men and women
who tenaciously try to fight poverty, disease and ignorance.
Give reason to their hope in a world yet to be born.
Send your Spirit upon the Church
that she may have the courage to reform herself in the light of the Word she proclaims
and which never ceases to work in her.
Strengthen her in the hope of the world to come.

God our Father,
who is this man after your own heart who has inspired so many men and women to follow him
to the point of leaving everything behind?
Who is He, the One who spoke with such authority the astonishingly new words of the Beatitudes, demanding and liberating at the same time?
Who is He who gives new hope to the unloved and the wounded along the way?
Who is He, the One who takes so much liberty with the prescriptions of the law, in the name of respect for God and love for others?
Who is He, the One who accepts rejection, misunderstanding, contempt and even death, out of love?
May our lives give Him thanks!

God of many calls, we give you thanks for your unique word
addressed to each one of us,
and we bless you for this moment when you share your Spirit with us
so that he may bring us together in Christ.
Bless you for Jesus, the Son of Man who has no stone on which to lay his head,
and sends his disciples without staff or bag
to bring peace from house to house.
Bless you for this prophet who goes fearlessly to proclaim your Kingdom
where the least are first, where sinners are invited.
Bless you for this worker for the Kingdom who ploughs his furrow without looking back.
Bless you for Jesus Christ, who helps us today to take the path of faith,
Bless you for his Easter light, which challenges our resignation…