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ord Jesus Christ, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love. Where there is injury, let us offer pardon. Where there is discord, let us build peace. Oh Divine Lord, you taught us that those who work for peace are called the children of God. Help us to persist in establishing justice and truth as firm and lasting foundations of peace. Lord, you offer us peace as a gift and peace as a responsibility that we must realize with your help. Give us the grace to reach for peace, to have attitudes of peace, […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY TWO: Prayer For Relief<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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od,\u00a0our refuge, our ever-present help in trouble, your promises hold true. This we know. This we pray: For the widow. The refugee. The orphan. Those who are too weak, too tired, too broken to cry out to you. When mountains shake, when leaders fail, When all seems absolutely, irretrievably, impossibly lost, You enter. We thank you for your presence. We pray for your deliverance. Your eyes are on the righteous. Your ears are attentive to their cry. You are close to the brokenhearted. You save those crushed in spirit. You rescue your servants. And still, lest we forget all those […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY THREE: Prayer For Refugees And Displaced People<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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od of all people, We bring before you all who work for the fullness of justice, All who long for the widening of welcome To which your Gospel calls us: Open hearts, open arms, open doors in welcome! Displaced God. Born in flight to parents anxious and weary, Born anew in those who flee oppression, leaving home and loved ones behind, And staking their lives on the hope of abundant life, we pray: Open hearts, open arms, open doors in welcome! Journeying God, Turned away over and over again By our world\u2019s collective fear of the stranger, we pray: Open […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY FOUR: Prayer For Families Suffering From AIDS<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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eavenly Father, Thank you for teaching us the lesson of the Good Samaritan. Help us embrace our neighbor with care. Fill our hearts with compassion so we may feed, clothe, heal, and give shelter to those in need. May Christ\u2019s parable of mercy inspire us in all our deeds for all our days. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY FIVE: Prayer For Women<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ord, who came among us through a courageous woman\u2019s Yes, give us the courage to answer Yes to our sisters’ pleas. To the unborn girl who cries for the same birthright as her brother, give us the courage to say Yes. To the school-age girl who longs for the opportunities only education can provide, give us the courage to say Yes. To the adolescent girl who asks to be released from the injustice of forced marriage, give us the courage to say Yes. To the infected woman, praying for herself and her unborn child, give us the courage to say […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY SIX: Prayer For Mothers And Infants<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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eavenly Father, Help us live our faith by serving our brothers and sisters overseas who are tested and troubled by life\u2019s cruelest circumstances. Grant us the will and means to feed, clothe, shelter, heal, and comfort those who suffer immensely. Through your many blessings may we deliver hope and love in abundance. Amen. (Edward O\u2019Neill Hoyt, Catholic Relief Services)<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY SEVEN: Prayer For Victims Of Human Trafficking<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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h God, we didn\u2019t see them. But you did\u2014 The hundreds and thousands of human beings Trafficked each year to join the millions who are trapped in modern-day slavery. Under terrible conditions, they work in factories, plough fields, harvest crops, work quarries, fill brothels, clean homes, and haul water. Many are children with tiny fingers for weaving rugs and small shoulders for bearing rifles. Their labor is forced, their bodies beaten, their faces hidden from those who don\u2019t really want to see them. But you see them all, God of the poor. You hear their cry and you answer by […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY EIGHT: Prayer For Peace In The Democratic Republic Of Congo<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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oving God, Turn my eyes to the other, that I may see each as you see me\u2014 with an innate dignity that transcends appearances, circumstances, class, and all earthly status, which are temporary. Help me to see the other as Your beloved child, eternally. Turn my ears to the other, that I may hear their cries as you hear mine\u2014 with a compassion and tenderness that draws me closer in the midst of suffering. Help me to hear the other as Your beloved child, eternally. Turn my mind to the other, that I may come to understand them as you […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY NINE: Prayer For Drought Relief In East Africa<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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oving God, We pray for our brothers and sisters in East Africa who continue to suffer from drought. May they receive your life-giving gift of water. May our prayers and support provide hope and relief to those who are displaced from their homes, especially the millions of children who face hunger and illness. Give comfort to your people in East Africa, and to all who are struggling with uncertainty for the future. We ask this through your son Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY TEN: Prayer For Farmers In Cambodia<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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eavenly Father, Help us deliver the daily bread to starving infants, hungry children, and poor families around the world today. Grant us the knowledge to show them how to feed themselves tomorrow. And please accept our gratitude for the bounty we enjoy on our own tables through your many blessings. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY ELEVEN: Prayer For Refugees From Syria<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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Jesus, I pray for those who wander far from their homeland and live the lives of migrants. They are our brothers and sisters, refugees who flee from violence, families on the road because of poverty. None of them know where to arrive. All of them need your help! You know them. For you yourself experienced the hard days of exile together with Mary and Joseph. Our migrant sisters and brothers need your light to uncover the empty promises that frequently attract them. They need your church to remind them of their obligations, often forgotten in their daily sufferings. They need […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY TWELVE: Prayer For Girls In Sierra Leone \u00a0<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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oving God, We thank you for the gift of education. We ask you to bless children around the world who\u00a0want to go to school. Help them and their communities find opportunities to receive an education so that they have a better future. And help us be part of their journey out of poverty as members of the global community. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY THIRTEEN: Prayer For Orphans In Malawi<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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reator\u00a0God, There are so many who wander, without family, without home, without purpose or dreams or name. But you, who knit each of us together in the womb, are Father to the fatherless. In you, the orphan, the lonely child, finds comfort, peace, belonging. Father in Heaven, you draw the little children to your side. You call each one by name. You alone can give them all they need. We pray that we will not forget the forgotten. Or ignore the lonely. Or shut our ears to the quiet cries. Bring hope through us today. Amen. (Larissa Peters, Catholic Relief […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY FOURTEEN: Prayer For Youth In The Dominican Republic<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ay God bless you With discomfort with easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships. . . so that you will live deep within your heart. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people. . . so that you will work for justice, equity, and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war. . . so that you will reach out your hand to comfort them and change their pain to joy. And may God bless you with the foolishness to think that you can make […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY FIFTEEN: Prayer For Displaced People In Sudan<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ear Lord, Grant us the faith to heed your call and follow in the footsteps of your first disciples. May we be your servants to your children overseas. Let us give thanks and praise for the blessings you bestow upon us in abundance. Now hear our pledge to share them with the world. Amen.<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY SIXTEEN: Prayer For Children In Vietnam<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ord of the 23rd Psalm, I have known death, And you have refreshed my soul. I have known fear, And you have comforted me. I have known hunger, And you have set a feast before me. In the darkest valley No calamity of humankind or nature has separated us. Teach me to walk as you walk Beside those in mourning So that they will know joy; Beside those in fear That they will know comfort; Beside those in hunger That they will feast until their cup overflows. As your goodness and love follow me, May mine follow my neighbor; That […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY SEVENTEEN: Prayer For Women In Afghanistan<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ord Jesus, In images of farming and rural life you announced your Gospel to the poor. We pray for rural men and women, especially for those who work hard in the fields. Give us the strength of your Spirit to be witnesses and collaborators of the creative providence. May we always sow in ourselves and in our families the holiness and hope of Christian life, with the same zeal with which we cultivate our land. Bless the daily efforts of farmers and farm workers. Let all recognize the dignity of their labor. Raise from among us men and women at […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY EIGHTEEN: Prayer For Trafficking Victims In Brazil<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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\r\n DAY NINETEEN: Prayer For The Lonely And Forgotten<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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od of all people, We pray for our brothers and sisters who are alone, who are forgotten today. . . the homeless man begging on the corner the abused woman and child the prisoner struggling to offer forgiveness the woman trafficked across the border and now forced to sell her body the lonely one suffering from addiction the migrant longing for home and family the couple consumed by work and material wealth, having lost the love and affection they once shared the teenager too afraid to go to school because of the bullying he has endured. These and others are […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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\r\n DAY TWENTY: Prayer For Aid Workers Around The World<\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n
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ord, I was a pile of ash, And you made me a light for the world I was a stone And you made me salt for the earth I was as lifeless as clay And you made me part of the Body of Christ I was sinful And you made me holy I was nothing And you made me part of everything Lord, in you I am transformed And transformed still again When the discouraged cry for hope, make me hope When the hungry cry for bread, make me bread When the thirsty cry for water, make me water When […]<\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n