Prayers, Prayer Requests

May 13th, 2016 (Updated Sep 14th, 2026)

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Pray As You Go: https://prayasyougo.org/ The daily prayer app.

Prayer Resources for the Season of Creation: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55700

The Pope Video September 2026 - For the Care of Water: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/55777

Action Prayer is love in action 13 September 2026

Our readings this weekend continue the theme of Christ's second commandment with emphasis on forgiveness.
The parable is of the master who forgives his servant's debt; then that servant turns around and doesn't forgive a debt owed to him, and suffers the consequence of a harsh punishment. The last line of the gospel is: "So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives your brother from your heart." Sometimes, when we forgive others, it may happen in stages and/or at different levels. As we mature, our depth of understanding forgiveness from the heart will also mature. This is spiritual growth, part of the cycle of love in action.

St Paul's Cathedral is hosting the Remember Me Memorial - with pictures and messages of loved ones who have died in the UK from Covid-19. See: www.stpauls.co.uk/remember-me-memorial

Jonathan Roumie from The Chosen prays the Our Father in Aramaic - the language Jesus spoke: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mWCVok38QQ

Hear the Our Father and Hail Mary in over 20 languages: www.indcatholicnews.com/news/44051

A Prayer for the Middle East

Holy Presence,
Source of Life beyond every name, every nation, every border-
We hold the Middle East in sacred light.

The mothers and fathers.
The children waking to sirens.
The elders who have seen too many wars.
The young who deserve futures filled with possibility, not fear.

Wrap every trembling heart in protection.
Guard the innocent.
Shield the vulnerable.
Comfort those who have lost homes, loved ones, or hope.

May wisdom rise in leaders.
May restraint override retaliation.
May courage mean choosing peace over pride.
May the ancient lands-so rich with history, faith, and devotion-
remember their deeper story of shared humanity.

For the Muslim families, the Jewish families, the Christian families-
for every tribe, every language, every lineage-
we affirm the truth that no life is expendable.

No child is an enemy.
No mother's tears are political.
Where there is hatred, breathe understanding.
Where there is vengeance, plant compassion.
Where there is despair, ignite a fierce and tender hope.

Strengthen aid workers.
Guide peacemakers.
Soften hardened hearts.
Interrupt violence before it spreads.

May humanity awaken.
May love prove stronger than fear.
May peace-real, lasting, just peace-
take root in the soil of this sacred region.

And may every soul there feel, even now,
that they are not forgotten…we are connected

Amen.
~ Rev Cynthia James