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Prayer for Peace by Pope Francis

Pope Francis’s words make up this Prayer for Peace and help us focus on what he sees as central to peacemaking today.  
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Prayer for a Renewed World

We pray with these words for a world that desires the fullness of life and renewal in the face of so much suffering.  
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Prayer for Asylum Seekers

In this short prayer, we call on God to watch over refugees and asylum seekers: those separated from their loved ones, those who are lost, and those who have been exiled from their homes.  
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Father’s Day Prayer

We give thanks for fathers around the world, recognizing and celebrating their challenging vocation in an often difficult world.  
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Prayer for International Widows Day

We ask a blessing for widows on June 23, International Widows Day, as they may journey on new paths, with gratitude for all that has been, and with the grace to find new joys in God's gift of...
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Honoring the Dignity of All Workers

This short prayer reminds us that all workers, even those in the most menial jobs, have dignity in the eyes of God as well as basic God-given rights. The prayer is also available in Spanish.  
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Prayer for International Families Day

World Families Day is celebrated on May 15. This prayer asks for compassion and mercy for all families and family members as they face daily challenges; we ask that all families know love and...
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Prayer for Missing Children

May 25 is Missing Children's Day, and this prayer asks that parents of missing children and the children lost on refugee trails and separated from parents in conflict zones, will all know hope and...
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Good Friday: After Noon

In the prayer entitled "After Noon", Creative Voice Carlos Salinas invites us to experience those hours when Christ suffered on the cross. With poetic images, the author helps us to participate in...
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To Be Present to the Suffering Christ in our World

This prayer invites us to be present to the suffering of Christ in our World as we work, wait, and pray for the fullness we know in Christ.  
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Prayer in Remembrance of the Holocaust

This prayer invites us to focus on the sorrow and pain of the adults and children "who walked into the fire." We ask that our remembering be a prayer for their souls and a prayer for peace.  
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Prayer for the Environmental Common Good

This short prayer reminds us that we the air we breathe and the water we drink sustain us. We lament our role in harming our environment and call on our Creator to “move us into action to save our...
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