Weekly Peace Prayer

prepared for the week of May 7th, 2024
by Sister Caramel Little, CSJP

Constitutions:
Mary is our model of faith because she listened, pondered,
and contemplated the Word of God in her life,
and witnessed to it in action.
Her example calls us to be receptive to God’s word and to act upon it.
Her Magnificat strengthens our resolve to work for justice.  # 35

Prayer:           Hail Mary, Lady of Peace
Hail Mary, Lady of Peace,
We pray for the peace in our world;
make us peacemakers.

Hail Mary, Friend of common people,
Unite us across economic lines;
Together let us raise up the cause
of the oppressed.

Hail Mary, Mother of Mexico,
Help us both appreciate Latin
America’s culture and work to
end its poverty.

Hail Mary, Mother of the infant Jesus,
We pray for all children who are
victims of war and hunger;
let us stand for them.
Education for Justice,
a Project of the Center of Concern

Quiet Reflection

 
Reading:           The Reed of God    
To what was she asked to consent?
First of all, to the descent of the Holy Spirit,
to surrender her littleness to the Infinite Love,
and as a result to become the Mother of Christ.
It was so tremendous, yet so passive.
She was not asked to do anything herself,
but to let something be done to her.
She was not asked to renounce anything,
but to receive an incredible gift.
She was not asked to lead a special kind of life,
to retire to the temple and live as a nun,
to cultivate suitable virtues of claim special privileges.
She was simply to remain in the world,
to go forward with her marriage to Joseph,
to live the life of an artisan’s wife,
just what she had planned to do
when she had no idea that anything
out of the ordinary would ever happen to her.
It almost seemed as is God’s becoming man
being born of a woman were ordinary.
Caryll Houselander

Quiet Reflection

Prayer:
Hail Mary, Wife of the carpenter, Joseph,
We pray for the rights of hardworking
laborers in all the world; let their
dignity be recognized.

Hail Mary, Woman of all generations,
Move us to speak for the elderly who
lack adequate health care and shelter.

Hail Mary, Homeless Mother,
We pray for those without homes;
let us advocate for affordable housing.

Hail Mary, Lady of all colors,
Show us how to love all people
by challenging racism and discrimination.

Hail Mary, Mother of Our World,
Make us global citizens, working for justice
and wellbeing in all the world.
Education for Justice,
a Project of the Center of
Concern

Blessing: May Mary be our guide as we walk in the way of peace.