Just to be is a blessing.

Just to live is holy.

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We pray with the Church and the world

We remember those who have lost loved ones during the past year. May God’s loving embrace continue to comfort them in their times of sadness.

(2 November: All Souls Day)

We pray for all those traumatized by war and then further disadvantaged by ruined environments.

(6 November: International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict)

We pray that our hearts may be large enough to accept different ways of seeing, being and doing, and allow others the freedom to be different.

We ask God’s blessing on all children and for all people working to promote the welfare of the world's children, especially the girl child.

(20 November: Universal Children's Day)

We pray for women everywhere whose lives are filled with oppression and violence. May we participate in whatever way we can against unjust situations.

(25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women)

We pray with Mary Ward for the grace of The Just Soul – a singular freedom to refer all to God…and to gain at God’s hand true wisdom and ability to perform all such other things as the perfection of this Institute asks of us.

(1st November, 1615 – The Vision of the Just Soul)

For Marian and the Council who will be discerning the way forward in both Peru and South Africa following the recent consultations there. We pray for our young women in India and Kenya preparing for their Final Vows in the next few months. May they be strengthened in their commitment to Jesus and the Gospel.

For all artists, musicians, poets and writers among us. We give thanks for their creativity and for the beauty, joy and wonder they share with us.

(22nd November – Feast of St Cecilia)

One Small Voice

Blessed are you,

God of all peoples.

Blessed are you

for the wonderful differences

of colour and culture,

of creed and cult

that make up the human race.

May we give witness by the

example of our lives

to the splendour of Jesus’ truth

to the joy of his resurrection,

to his Spirit of love.

May our witness bring others

to Jesus and to you.

Amen