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Prayer Celebration Directions

GATHERING SONG

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GATHERING PRAYER

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Today we pray for peace and justice among all our brothers and sisters. Let us pray.

Loving Jesus, help us to see you in all the people we meet. Teach us to live as one people united by your love and compassion. We pray this in your name.
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Amen.
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READING

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A reading from the Gospel of John.

(Read John 14:2324)

The Gospel of the Lord.
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Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
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PETITIONS

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We know Mother Teresa loved you God, because she took care of people who could not take care of themselves.
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Help us to show our love for you.
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We know Joseph Cardinal Bernardin loved you God, because he cared for others even when he was sick himself.
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Help us to show our love for you.
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We know Dorothy Day loved you God, because she worked in soup kitchens with the poor.
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Help us to show our love for you.
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We know there are many people who love you God, because they work for peace and justice.
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Help us to show our love for you.
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Join hands together in a circle as we pray the Lords Prayer.
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(Say Lord's Prayer together.)
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CLOSING SONG
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