All Saints
01/11/2020
01/11/2020
02/11/2020
Just as Jesus mourned the death of his friend, Lazarus, so we mourn those who have died.
We mark this day thinking about the gift they have been to us; the difference they still make to our lives and we offer this traditional prayer: (AVAILABLE HERE AS A 1:00 VIDEO)
15/11/2020
Pope Francis has declared 15th November 2020 as the 4th World Day of the Poor
This is a beautiful short prayer for today:
On this day we are invited to offer friendship, solidarity and welcome to the poorest of our sisters and brothers. As we reach out with love and support, let us hold all members of our global family in our prayers.
You may wish to watch and share Vladimir from Bolivia's prayer video above with your friends and family.
You might also consider whether you are in a position to support others financially. Perhaps, you might consider in the run up to Christmas either asking for or making a World Gift!
16/11/2020
On the morning of November 16, 1989, an elite battalion of the Salvadoran Army entered the grounds of the Jesuit University of Central America, with orders to kill Father Ignacio Ellacuría—an outspoken critic of the Salvadoran military dictatorship—and leave no witnesses.
When it was all over, the soldiers had killed six Jesuit priests, a housekeeper and her 16 year old daughter in cold blood. The Jesuits Massacre is one of most notorious crimes of El Salvador’s 12-year civil war, which left over 75,000 people dead including most famously Archbishop (now Saint) Oscar Romero.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
God, Creator of life and human dignity,
we celebrate the witness of your martyrs
for faith, for peace, and for justice.
Have mercy on the souls of these departed ones and grant them peace.
May the memory of the Jesuits and the members of the Ramos family
who died in El Salvador in 1989
help us move to a deeper understanding of the demands of justice
and guide us to speak your truth to those in power.
Give us the courage to raise our voices for those who suffer oppression and violence.
Grant us your joy as we work to bring your kingdom to this world. Amen.
22/11/2020
22/11/2020
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
We pray this in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN
22/11/2020
The next world gathering for World Youth Day is in 2023 in Lisbon! Hear some words of the Holy Father, Pope Francis directed at young people!