Section:
prayers
Environment:
Flowers, candles, crucifix, Bible, salt (in small containers for each participant)
Hymn Suggestions:
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On Eagles Wings (Joncas) |
Center of My Life (Inwood) |
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Look, Look on Jesus (O’Hare) |
All My Days (Schutte) |
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I Have Loved You (Joncas) |
You Are Mine (Haas) |
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Ubi Caritas (Hurd) |
Be Not Afraid (Dufford) |
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We Have Been Told (Haas) |
Only This I Want (Schutte) |
Opening Prayer:
Jesus, your total trust in the Father through your suffering and death is a beacon for us. Turn our minds to the wellsprings of living water, your Spirit within us, and let our actions bear witness to that Presence so that we may be instruments of peace. Help us to be faithful witnesses of your love. Amen.
Psalm Suggestions:
24:8-10; 71; 110:1-5
Reading Suggestions:
Luke 2:22-40; Mal. 3:1-40, TOR Rule, Chapter I, Article I; TOR Rule Chapter IX, Article 29; Chief Seattle
Recommitting Ourselves:
Pray together your congregation’s vow renewal formula.
Gospel Canticle Antiphon:
The mercies of God endure from age to age, working miracles for the chosen ones.
Intercessions:
Response: Lord, hear us.
For all in leadership in the Church, in the nations, in religious congregations, we pray...
For the grace to faithfully witness the love and fidelity of God, we pray...
For all who profess the evangelical counsels, we pray...
For our sisters and brothers whose lives are diminished by poverty, sickness, or abuse, we pray...
For those who have been examples of God's love in our lives, we pray...
For an increase of vocations to religious life, we pray...
Our Father
Closing Prayer:
We give thanks to you Creator, God, for having called us to follow you. By our baptism and religious profession, may we be continuously renewed and transformed into your likeness so that those we serve may share in the promises of your Son and our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen.
