tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49738274905772576922012-02-16T03:25:08.151-08:00Valerie Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983217520564348189noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4973827490577257692.post-14992944156317631152009-06-25T13:15:00.000-07:002009-06-25T13:19:34.301-07:00Response: SAVE US O GOD<br /><br />From the brutality of murder and violence…..<br />From the hardship of poverty and loss…..<br />From the addiction of drugs and alcohol….<br />From the fear of isolation and hardship….<br />From the evil of war and hatred……….<br />From the corruption of sin and darkness….<br />From the terror of gunshots and stabbings…<br />From the suffering of illness and disease…..<br />From the coldness of loneliness and self-pity…<br />From the bitterness of homelessness and empty pockets…<br />From the need of prostitution and pornography….<br />From the snare of mental illness and all discrimination..<br />From the desperation of pride and jealousy….<br />From the silence of apathy and neglect….<br />From the wounds of sexual molestation and abuse…<br />From the deserts of ignorance and suffering…<br />From the arrogance of racism and greed…<br />From the burden of grief and despair…<br />From the torture of broken promises and empty commitments…<br />From the doubt of selfishness and insecurities…..<br />From the web of egoism and self-centeredness….<br />From the outrage of revenge and the death penalty…<br />From the seduction of materialism and gossip…<br />From the sin of gluttony and avarice……<br />From the cloud of sexism and ageism ….<br />From the trap of cynicism and lack of forgiveness….<br />And from all evil….<br />And from all evil…<br />And from all evil…<br /><br />Rev. Ronald Raab, CSC <br />Scrutiny Litany Lent 2005<br />Downtown Chapel<br />Roman Catholic Parish<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4973827490577257692-1499294415631763115?l=litanyonthemargins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Valerie Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983217520564348189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4973827490577257692.post-35928351391571106512009-06-25T13:07:00.000-07:002009-06-25T13:11:52.233-07:00<strong>Sung Response: “Redeem us, O God”</strong><br /><br />We lift up our lives through the Holy Cross of Christ …<br />We lift up our sorrow through the Holy Cross of Christ…<br /><br />Protect us when we cling to revenge and violence…<br />Transform us when hatred overtakes our actions…<br />Teach us when we jump to false conclusions….<br /><br />Lead us when we are afraid to follow…<br />Inspire us when we fear our own talents…<br />Sustain us when we turn from your mercy…<br /><br />Unite us when we would rather go our separate ways…<br />Clarify our thoughts when our thinking becomes negative and destructive…<br />Bond us together when prejudice tears us apart…<br /><br />Create life in our culture of death and destruction…<br />Penetrate our stubbornness when self-hatred makes a home in us…<br />Discover new potential in us when we grasp power and authority…<br /><br />Sooth our hearts when illness claims our bodies…<br />Rest in us when anxiety penetrates our souls…<br />Cleanse our consciences when sin overtakes us….<br /><br />Refresh our hope when we are absorbed in doubt and guilt …<br />Wash our feet when we stumble and walk away from love…<br />Believe is us when we no longer trust in your love…<br /><br />Forgive us when we do not serve our neighbors…<br />Provide for us when we loose our employment…<br />Shelter us when become homeless…<br /><br />Recover our lives when addiction and compulsion overpowers us….<br />Touch us when we cannot bear our pain…<br />Cry for us when we grieve those we love…<br /><br />Weep for us when sorrow blankets our hearts and futures…<br />Anoint us when our bodies are too weak to pray…<br />Live in us when we are dead to ourselves…<br /><br />We lift up all people through the Holy Cross of Christ…<br />We kneel in gratitude through the Holy Cross of Christ...<br />Through the Holy Cross of Christ …<br /><br />Written by Fr. Ron Raab<br />Sunday, September 14, 2008<br />Downtown Chapel<br />Roman Cathlic Parish<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4973827490577257692-3592835139157110651?l=litanyonthemargins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Valerie Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983217520564348189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4973827490577257692.post-63219542652159997112009-06-25T13:04:00.000-07:002009-06-25T13:07:38.592-07:00Response: “Bless us, O God”<br /><br />For the homeless, seeking shelter, we pray…<br />For the forgotten, believing in companionship, we pray…<br />For the mentally ill, longing to be understood, we pray…<br />For the abused, hoping for a safe environment, we pray…<br />For the angry, expressing trust in community, we pray…<br />For the hungry, knowing God satisfies, we pray…<br />For the suffering, struggling to find compassion, we pray …<br />For the dirty, searching for acceptance, we pray …<br /><br />For the new born and catechumens,<br />walking toward the waters of baptism, we pray…<br />For the hungry of heart, desiring Holy Eucharist, we pray…<br />For the restless, hearing God in Scripture, we pray…<br />For the weak, discovering the Holy Spirit in Confirmation, we pray…<br />For the ill, touching God’s strength in Anointing of the Sick, we pray…<br />For the sinful, believing in the power of reconciliation, we pray….<br />For the lost, finding their place at God’s table, we pray…<br />For the marginalized, resting in a new home of peace…<br />For those asking for marriage, believing in God’s covenant, we pray…<br />For the dead, entering the doors for the last time, we pray…<br /><br />For all the staff, volunteers and parish community<br />entering the doors in faith and service, we pray…<br />For people afraid to enter…<br />For those peering into our windows…<br />For those urinating on our doors….<br />For those selling drugs at our doors…<br />For those prostituting themselves…<br />For those we ignore…<br />For those we can not help or console…<br />For those who sleep at our doors…<br />For those entrusted to God alone…<br /><br />And for all God’s people…<br />And for all God’s people…<br />And for all God’s people…<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4973827490577257692-6321954265215999711?l=litanyonthemargins.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Valerie Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17983217520564348189noreply@blogger.com0