Category Prayer

Living Prayer

Let us pray for the families of the children preparing for the Sacraments, especially over this weekend as they gather for a Family Day of faith-filled activities. May this journey be an experience of the life and love of God,…

Living Prayer

Lord, as we continue to prepare for our Plenary Council, help us to reach out beyond ourselves to engage the voices of others: young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the poor, the unemployed, the LGBT community, and those…

Living Prayer

We pray for everyone affected by the sexual abuse crisis in our Church and in our society. We pray that we will walk gently with each other, listen to each other, and bear each other’s hurts. We pray for the…

Living Prayer

We pray for the new members of our community joining us this weekend. We pray that they may find a home here at St Joseph’s filled with new friendships. May we share in the new life and love that they…

Living Prayer

One only has to look at our bulletin to see all the different meetings and activities taking place in our community this week. There are many spaces where members of our community gather together to build relationships, to serve our…

Living Prayer

During our RCIA meeting last week, we encountered these beautiful words of Julian of Norwich: All shall be well, and all shall be well, And all manner of thing shall be well.

Living Prayer

For all our children who returned to school this week, let us pray that our homes, our schools and indeed our whole community will be places where our young can experience the life and love of God in a real…

Living Prayer

We pray for all those in need within our community. May our preparation for Christ’s coming move our hearts to reach out to the poor, the hurting and the lonely. May we be generous in our giving, compassionate in caring…