Section:
prayers
March 24
Environment:
Candle, incense
Hymn Suggestions:
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Now We Remain (Haas) |
We Have Been Told (Haas) |
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We Will Rise Again (Haas) |
Eye Has Not Seen (Haugen) |
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Be Not Afraid (Dufford) |
God of Day And God Of Darkness |
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Shepherd Me O God (Haugen) |
(BEACH SPRING) |
Psalm Suggestions:
11; 17; 72:1-11; 72:12-20; 116:1-9; 116:10-19
Reading Suggestions:
Revelation 4:11; 5:9,10,12; 2 Corinthians 1:3-5; 1 Peter 5:10-11;
James 1:12; Wisdom 3:1 -2a, 3b; 1 Peter 4:13-14.
I have frequently been threatened with death. I should tell you that as a Christian, I do not believe in death without resurrection. If they kill me I will come to life again in the Salvadoran people. If they kill me, from this moment I offer my blood to God for the redemption and resurrection of El Salvador. My death will be for the liberation of my people and as a testimony of hope for the future.
Oscar Romero (assassinated Mar. 24, 1980)
Response Suggestion:
You have lifted me up from the gates of death that I may give you praise.You...
Be gracious to me, O God. that I...
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. You...
Canticle Antiphon:
When the days drew near for Jesus to be taken up to heaven, he set his face to Jerusalem.
Intercessions:
Response: Teach us to love one another as you have loved us.
For those who recognize that one can have no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends, we pray...
For those who speak fearlessly your gospel of love, we pray...
For the grace to stand up for our convictions in the face of adversity, we pray...
For the poor, the persecuted, the voiceless, we pray...
For nations to work together to put an end to war and acts of violence, we pray...
For land reform in the countries where ownership is controlled by the rich and powerful, we pray...
For open hearts that hear your voice and follow it, we pray...
For all those who have been killed by acts of violence, we pray...
Closing:
O God, you have given us women and men, who like Jesus, have preached the Gospel with their lives. May their example spur us on to be more committed to the cause of justice and peace. With your grace, help us to live this day mindful of the needs of others and the conviction that we can make a difference in others’ lives. We ask this through the intercession of those who have died for the sake of justice and now live with you for all eternity.
Amen.
